Buffer overflow in Sun Jdk

CVE-2008-3108

Buffer overflow in Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE) in JDK and JRE 5.0 before Update 10, SDK and JRE 1.4.x before 1.4.2_18, and SDK and JRE 1.3.x before 1.3.1_23 allows context-dependent attackers to gain privileges via unspecified vectors related to font processing.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2008-07-09 · last modified 2026-06-16.

CVSS v2 metric

CVSS v2 base score 10.0 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.046 (91.4th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 91st percentile — 91.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.046 · newest: 0.046 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Sun Jdk — versions 1.5.0
Sun Jre — versions 1.3.1, 1.3.1_2, 1.3.1_03
Sun Sdk — versions 1.3.1, 1.3.1_01, 1.3.1_01a

Weakness classification (CWE)

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

References

www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-1044.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Sep/msg00008.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
marc.info/ (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-507.htm (Third Party Advisory)
secunia.com/advisories/31600 (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00005.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
secunia.com/advisories/32018 (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-1043.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200911-02.xml (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
secunia.com/advisories/32179 (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)