Buffer overflow in Sun Jdk

CVE-2008-1196

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.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2008-03-06 · last modified 2026-06-16.

CVSS v2 metric

CVSS v2 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.073 (94.1th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 94th percentile — 94.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.073 · newest: 0.073 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Sun Jdk — versions 1.5.0, 1.6.0
Sun Jre — versions 1.4.2, 1.4.2_1, 1.4.2_2
Sun Sdk — versions 1.4.2, 1.4.2_1, 1.4.2_2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Sep/msg00008.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
secunia.com/advisories/30676 (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0267.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00000.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/223028 (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
secunia.com/advisories/32018 (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
secunia.com/advisories/31586 (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
download.novell.com/Download (Third Party Advisory)
secunia.com/advisories/29897 (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
secunia.com/advisories/29498 (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)