Unspecified vulnerability in the Virtual Machine in Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE) in JDK and JRE 6 before Update 7, JDK and JRE 5.0 bef
Unspecified vulnerability in the Virtual Machine in Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE) in JDK and JRE 6 before Update 7, JDK and JRE 5.0 before Update 16, and SDK and JRE 1.4.x before 1.4.2_18 allows context-dependent attackers to gain privileges via an untrusted (1) application or (2) applet, as demonstrated by an application or applet that grants itself privileges to (a) read local files, (b) write to local files, or (c) execute local programs.
- Published
- Jul 9, 2008
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 3.6% · 89th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-264
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Report tools
Action score
41
Plan
Add it to your regular patch cycle.
- CVSS
- 40 / 40 · 10.0 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 1 / 30 · 3.6%
Affected systems
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- sun jdkup to 5.0 inclusive
- sun jdkup to 6 inclusive
- sun jdk5.0
- sun jdk6
- sun jreup to 1.4.2_17 inclusive
- sun jreup to 5.0 inclusive
- sun jreup to 6 inclusive
- sun jre1.4.2
- sun jre1.4.2_01
- sun jre1.4.2_02
- sun jre1.4.2_03
- sun jre1.4.2_04
- sun jre1.4.2_05
- sun jre1.4.2_06
- sun jre1.4.2_07
- sun jre1.4.2_10
- sun jre1.4.2_11
- sun jre1.4.2_12
- sun jre1.4.2_13
- sun jre1.4.2_14
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat:rhel_extras:4 | java-1.5.0-sun | before 0:1.5.0.16-1jpp.2.el4 | 0:1.5.0.16-1jpp.2.el4 |
| Red Hat:rhel_extras:4 | java-1.5.0-sun-demo | before 0:1.5.0.16-1jpp.2.el4 | 0:1.5.0.16-1jpp.2.el4 |
| Red Hat:rhel_extras:4 | java-1.5.0-sun-devel | before 0:1.5.0.16-1jpp.2.el4 | 0:1.5.0.16-1jpp.2.el4 |
| Red Hat:rhel_extras:4 | java-1.5.0-sun-jdbc | before 0:1.5.0.16-1jpp.2.el4 | 0:1.5.0.16-1jpp.2.el4 |
| Red Hat:rhel_extras:4 | java-1.5.0-sun-plugin | before 0:1.5.0.16-1jpp.2.el4 | 0:1.5.0.16-1jpp.2.el4 |
| Red Hat:rhel_extras:4 | java-1.5.0-sun-src | before 0:1.5.0.16-1jpp.2.el4 | 0:1.5.0.16-1jpp.2.el4 |
| Red Hat:rhel_extras:4 | java-1.6.0-sun | before 1:1.6.0.7-1jpp.2.el4 | 1:1.6.0.7-1jpp.2.el4 |
| Red Hat:rhel_extras:4 | java-1.6.0-sun-demo | before 1:1.6.0.7-1jpp.2.el4 | 1:1.6.0.7-1jpp.2.el4 |
| Red Hat:rhel_extras:4 | java-1.6.0-sun-devel | before 1:1.6.0.7-1jpp.2.el4 | 1:1.6.0.7-1jpp.2.el4 |
| Red Hat:rhel_extras:4 | java-1.6.0-sun-jdbc | before 1:1.6.0.7-1jpp.2.el4 | 1:1.6.0.7-1jpp.2.el4 |
| Red Hat:rhel_extras:4 | java-1.6.0-sun-plugin | before 1:1.6.0.7-1jpp.2.el4 | 1:1.6.0.7-1jpp.2.el4 |
| Red Hat:rhel_extras:4 | java-1.6.0-sun-src | before 1:1.6.0.7-1jpp.2.el4 | 1:1.6.0.7-1jpp.2.el4 |
| Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::client | java-1.5.0-sun | before 0:1.5.0.16-1jpp.2.el5 | 0:1.5.0.16-1jpp.2.el5 |
| Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::client | java-1.5.0-sun-demo | before 0:1.5.0.16-1jpp.2.el5 | 0:1.5.0.16-1jpp.2.el5 |
| Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::client | java-1.5.0-sun-devel | before 0:1.5.0.16-1jpp.2.el5 | 0:1.5.0.16-1jpp.2.el5 |
| Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::client | java-1.5.0-sun-jdbc | before 0:1.5.0.16-1jpp.2.el5 | 0:1.5.0.16-1jpp.2.el5 |
| Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::client | java-1.5.0-sun-plugin | before 0:1.5.0.16-1jpp.2.el5 | 0:1.5.0.16-1jpp.2.el5 |
| Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::client | java-1.5.0-sun-src | before 0:1.5.0.16-1jpp.2.el5 | 0:1.5.0.16-1jpp.2.el5 |
| Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::client | java-1.6.0-sun | before 1:1.6.0.7-1jpp.1.el5 | 1:1.6.0.7-1jpp.1.el5 |
| Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::client | java-1.6.0-sun-demo | before 1:1.6.0.7-1jpp.1.el5 | 1:1.6.0.7-1jpp.1.el5 |
| Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::client | java-1.6.0-sun-devel | before 1:1.6.0.7-1jpp.1.el5 | 1:1.6.0.7-1jpp.1.el5 |
| Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::client | java-1.6.0-sun-jdbc | before 1:1.6.0.7-1jpp.1.el5 | 1:1.6.0.7-1jpp.1.el5 |
| Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::client | java-1.6.0-sun-plugin | before 1:1.6.0.7-1jpp.1.el5 | 1:1.6.0.7-1jpp.1.el5 |
| Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::client | java-1.6.0-sun-src | before 1:1.6.0.7-1jpp.1.el5 | 1:1.6.0.7-1jpp.1.el5 |
Same product
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- CVE-2009-3869Stack-based buffer overflow in the setDiffICM function in the Abstract Window Toolkit (AWT) in Java Runtime Environment (JRE) in Sun Java SE57Plan
- CVE-2008-3112Directory traversal vulnerability in Sun Java Web Start in JDK and JRE 6 before Update 7, JDK and JRE 5.0 before Update 16, and SDK and JRE 48Plan
- CVE-2011-0873Unspecified vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) component in Oracle Java SE 6 Update 25 and earlier, and 5.0 Update 29 and e42Plan
- CVE-2011-0862Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) component in Oracle Java SE 6 Update 25 and earlier, 5.0 Update 242Plan
Remediation
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| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| red hat:java-1.5.0-sun | 0:1.5.0.16-1jpp.2.el4 · Red Hat:rhel_extras:4 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:java-1.5.0-sun-demo | 0:1.5.0.16-1jpp.2.el4 · Red Hat:rhel_extras:4 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:java-1.5.0-sun-devel | 0:1.5.0.16-1jpp.2.el4 · Red Hat:rhel_extras:4 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:java-1.5.0-sun-jdbc | 0:1.5.0.16-1jpp.2.el4 · Red Hat:rhel_extras:4 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:java-1.5.0-sun-plugin | 0:1.5.0.16-1jpp.2.el4 · Red Hat:rhel_extras:4 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:java-1.5.0-sun-src | 0:1.5.0.16-1jpp.2.el4 · Red Hat:rhel_extras:4 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:java-1.6.0-sun | 1:1.6.0.7-1jpp.2.el4 · Red Hat:rhel_extras:4 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:java-1.6.0-sun-demo | 1:1.6.0.7-1jpp.2.el4 · Red Hat:rhel_extras:4 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:java-1.6.0-sun-devel | 1:1.6.0.7-1jpp.2.el4 · Red Hat:rhel_extras:4 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:java-1.6.0-sun-jdbc | 1:1.6.0.7-1jpp.2.el4 · Red Hat:rhel_extras:4 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:java-1.6.0-sun-plugin | 1:1.6.0.7-1jpp.2.el4 · Red Hat:rhel_extras:4 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:java-1.6.0-sun-src | 1:1.6.0.7-1jpp.2.el4 · Red Hat:rhel_extras:4 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
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Research context
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Timeline
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No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
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No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
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No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- C · data can be read
- Integrity
- C · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- C · the service can be disrupted
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Confidentiality impact
- C
- Integrity impact
- C
- Availability impact
- C
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-264 · Permissions, Privileges, and Access ControlsCVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
nvd-primary
Attack context
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References
- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Sep/msg00008.html
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00005.html
- marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122331139823057&w=2
- secunia.com/advisories/31010
- secunia.com/advisories/31055
- secunia.com/advisories/31497
- secunia.com/advisories/31600
- secunia.com/advisories/32018
- secunia.com/advisories/32179
- secunia.com/advisories/32180
- secunia.com/advisories/37386
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200911-02.xml
- sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-238967-1
- support.apple.com/kb/HT3178
- support.apple.com/kb/HT3179
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0594.html
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0595.html
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497041/100/0/threaded
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/30141
- www.securitytracker.com/id?1020455
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.