CVE-2008-3440: Sun Java 1.6.0_03 and earlier versions, and possibly later versions, does not properly verify the authenticity of updates, which allows man-in-the-middle…

PriorityP336high7.5CVSS 2.0

AVNACLAuNCPIPAP

EPSS

2.41%

82.2th percentile

Sun Java 1.6.0_03 and earlier versions, and possibly later versions, does not properly verify the authenticity of updates, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary code via a Trojan horse update, as demonstrated by evilgrade and DNS cache poisoning.

Affected

2 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
sun	java	<= 1.6.0	—
sun	java	—	—

CVSS provenance

nvdv2.07.5HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

vendor_redhat7.5HIGH

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