CVE-2008-1196 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer in JDK

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer5 documents5 sources
Severity
6.8MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
31.3%
top 3.23%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
3
SUN JDKSUN JRESUN SDK
Timeline
PublishedMar 6
Latest updateMay 1

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in Java Web Start (javaws.exe) in Sun JDK and JRE 6 Update 4 and earlier and 5.0 Update 14 and earlier; and SDK and JRE 1.4.2_16 and earlier; allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted JNLP file.

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:M/C:P/I:P/A:PExploitability: 8.6 | Impact: 6.4

Affected Packages3 packages

▶NVDsun/jdk1.5.0, 1.6.0+1
▶NVDsun/jre19 versions+18
▶NVDsun/sdk17 versions+16

Patches

Patch: sunsolve.sun.com ↗Patch: sunsolve.sun.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-qjqr-g4rx-gjw2: Stack-based buffer overflow in Java Web Start (javaws↗2022-05-01
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CVEList
CVE-2008-1196: Stack-based buffer overflow in Java Web Start (javaws↗2008-03-06
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Red Hat
Buffer overflow security vulnerabilities in Java Web Start↗2008-03-06
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💬Community

1
Bugzilla
CVE-2008-1196 Buffer overflow security vulnerabilities in Java Web Start↗2008-03-06
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CVE-2008-1196 — SUN JDK vulnerability | cvebase