RCE in Sun Java
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 attackers to execute arbitrary code via a Trojan horse update, as demonstrated by evilgrade and DNS cache poisoning.
Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)
EPSS: 0.024 (82.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Sun Java — versions 1.6.0
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_FULLDISC)