National Cyber-Alert System

Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2008-5341

Overview

Unspecified vulnerability in Java Web Start (JWS) and Java Plug-in with Sun JDK and JRE 6 Update 10 and earlier, and JDK and JRE 5.0 Update 16 and earlier, allows untrusted JWS applications to obtain the pathname of the JWS cache and the application username via unknown vectors, aka CR 6727071.

Impact

CVSS Severity (version 2.0):

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US-CERT Technical Alert: TA08-340A

Name: TA08-340A

Hyperlink:http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-340A.html

External Source: SUNALERT

Name: 244988

Type: Advisory; Patch Information

Hyperlink:http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-244988-1

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://www116.nortel.com/pub/repository/CLARIFY/DOCUMENT/2009/03/024431-01.pdf

Hyperlink:http://www116.nortel.com/pub/repository/CLARIFY/DOCUMENT/2009/03/024431-01.pdf

External Source: VUPEN

Name: ADV-2009-0672

Hyperlink:http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0672

External Source: REDHAT

Name: RHSA-2009:0369

Hyperlink:http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0369.html

External Source: REDHAT

Name: RHSA-2009:0016

Hyperlink:http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0016.html

External Source: VUPEN

Name: ADV-2008-3339

Hyperlink:http://www.frsirt.com/english/advisories/2008/3339

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&DocumentOID=829914&poid=

Hyperlink:http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&DocumentOID=829914&poid=

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-012.htm

Hyperlink:http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-012.htm

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-486.htm

Hyperlink:http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-486.htm

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 34605

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/34605

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 34447

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/34447

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 34233

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/34233

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 33710

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/33710

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 33015

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/33015

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 32991

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/32991

External Source: REDHAT

Name: RHSA-2008:1025

Hyperlink:http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-1025.html

External Source: REDHAT

Name: RHSA-2008:1018

Hyperlink:http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-1018.html

External Source: HP

Name: SSRT080111

Hyperlink:http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=123678756409861&w=2

External Source: HP

Name: SSRT080111

Hyperlink:http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=123678756409861&w=2

External Source: SUSE

Name: SUSE-SA:2009:018

Hyperlink:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00004.html

External Source: SUSE

Name: SUSE-SA:2009:007

Hyperlink:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-01/msg00009.html