PT-2008-4843 · Sun · Sun Java

Published 2008-08-01 · Updated 2008-09-10 · CVE-2008-3440

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Sun Java versions 1.6.0 03 and earlier

Description The issue allows man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary code via a Trojan horse update. This can be achieved through techniques such as DNS cache poisoning.

Recommendations For Sun Java versions 1.6.0 03 and earlier, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Code Injection

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-94

Related Identifiers

CVE-2008-3440

Affected Products

Sun Java

References · 5

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-3440 · Security Note
• http://infobyte.com.ar/down/isr-evilgrade-1.0.0.tar.gz · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1020584 · Note
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2008-07/0250.html · Note
• http://infobyte.com.ar/down/Francisco%20Amato%20-%20evilgrade%20-%20ENG.pdf · Note