Java Web Start File Inclusion via System Properties Override
Published Dec 5, 2008
9.3
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 7.32%
Description
Sun Java Web Start and Java Plug-in for JDK and JRE 6 Update 10 and earlier; JDK and JRE 5.0 Update 16 and earlier; and SDK and JRE 1.4.2_18 and earlier allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted jnlp file that modifies the (1) java.home, (2) java.ext.dirs, or (3) user.home System Properties, aka "Java Web Start File Inclusion" and CR 6694892.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 5.0
- ≤ 6
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- ≤ 1.4.2_18
- ≤ 5.0
- ≤ 6
- 1.4.2_1
- 1.4.2_2
- 1.4.2_3
- 1.4.2_4
- 1.4.2_5
- 1.4.2_6
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- 1.4.2_12
- 1.4.2_13
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- 1.4.2_15
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- 1.4.2_17
- 5.0
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- ≤ 1.4.2_18
- 1.4.2_1
- 1.4.2_2
- 1.4.2_3
- 1.4.2_4
- 1.4.2_5
- 1.4.2_6
- 1.4.2_7
- 1.4.2_8
- 1.4.2_9
- 1.4.2_10
- 1.4.2_11
- 1.4.2_12
- 1.4.2_13
- 1.4.2_14
- 1.4.2_15
- 1.4.2_16
- 1.4.2_17
No data.
Extras for RHEL 3
java-1.4.2-ibm-0:1.4.2.13-1jpp.1.el3
Fixed · RHSA-2009:0445
Extras for RHEL 4
java-1.4.2-ibm-0:1.4.2.13-1jpp.1.el4
Fixed · RHSA-2009:0445
Extras for RHEL 4
java-1.5.0-ibm-1:1.5.0.9-1jpp.4.el4
Fixed · RHSA-2009:0016
Extras for RHEL 4
java-1.5.0-sun-0:1.5.0.17-1jpp.2.el4
Fixed · RHSA-2008:1025
Extras for RHEL 4
java-1.6.0-ibm-1:1.6.0.3-1jpp.3.el4
Fixed · RHSA-2009:0015
Extras for RHEL 4
java-1.6.0-sun-1:1.6.0.11-1jpp.1.el4
Fixed · RHSA-2008:1018
Red Hat Network Satellite Server v 5.1
java-1.5.0-sun-0:1.5.0.22-1jpp.1.el4
Fixed · RHSA-2009:1662
Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
java-1.4.2-ibm-0:1.4.2.13-1jpp.1.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2009:0445
Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
java-1.5.0-ibm-1:1.5.0.9-1jpp.2.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2009:0016
Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
java-1.5.0-sun-0:1.5.0.17-1jpp.2.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2008:1025
Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
java-1.6.0-ibm-1:1.6.0.3-1jpp.1.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2009:0015
Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
java-1.6.0-sun-1:1.6.0.11-1jpp.1.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2008:1018
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extras for RHEL 3 | java-1.4.2-ibm-0:1.4.2.13-1jpp.1.el3 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:0445 |
| Extras for RHEL 4 | java-1.4.2-ibm-0:1.4.2.13-1jpp.1.el4 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:0445 |
| Extras for RHEL 4 | java-1.5.0-ibm-1:1.5.0.9-1jpp.4.el4 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:0016 |
| Extras for RHEL 4 | java-1.5.0-sun-0:1.5.0.17-1jpp.2.el4 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:1025 |
| Extras for RHEL 4 | java-1.6.0-ibm-1:1.6.0.3-1jpp.3.el4 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:0015 |
| Extras for RHEL 4 | java-1.6.0-sun-1:1.6.0.11-1jpp.1.el4 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:1018 |
| Red Hat Network Satellite Server v 5.1 | java-1.5.0-sun-0:1.5.0.22-1jpp.1.el4 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:1662 |
| Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | java-1.4.2-ibm-0:1.4.2.13-1jpp.1.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:0445 |
| Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | java-1.5.0-ibm-1:1.5.0.9-1jpp.2.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:0016 |
| Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | java-1.5.0-sun-0:1.5.0.17-1jpp.2.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:1025 |
| Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | java-1.6.0-ibm-1:1.6.0.3-1jpp.1.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:0015 |
| Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | java-1.6.0-sun-1:1.6.0.11-1jpp.1.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:1018 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (21 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 7.32% (0.07319) | 94.20th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 7.32% (0.07319) | 93.57th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 9, 2026 | 25.17% (0.25170) | 96.30th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 18, 2026 | 28.55% (0.28552) | 96.39th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Aug 20, 2025 | 34.56% (0.34564) | 96.86th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 1, 2025 | 23.75% (0.23751) | 95.76th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jun 23, 2025 | 24.91% (0.24910) | 95.86th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 22, 2025 | 21.14% (0.21137) | 95.26th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 16.91% (0.16910) | 94.42th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 22.60% (0.22596) | 93.29th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 16.91% (0.16910) | 94.19th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 15.13% (0.15125) | 94.08th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 46.55% (0.46551) | 97.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 25, 2023 | 48.34% (0.48335) | 97.01th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 15, 2023 | 48.93% (0.48930) | 97.01th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 4, 2023 | 48.32% (0.48316) | 96.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 9, 2023 | 50.38% (0.50381) | 96.92th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 42.62% (0.42623) | 96.71th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 9.92% (0.09915) | 94.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 9.92% (0.09915) | 94.04th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 9.92% (0.09915) | 87.53th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
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Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.