Java Web Start Buffer overflow vulnerabilities (6557220)
Published Jul 9, 2008
10.0
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 4.27%
Description
Multiple buffer overflows in Sun Java Web Start in JDK and JRE 6 before Update 4, JDK and JRE 5.0 before Update 16, and SDK and JRE 1.4.x before 1.4.2_18 allow context-dependent attackers to gain privileges via an untrusted application, as demonstrated by (a) an application that grants itself privileges to (1) read local files, (2) write to local files, or (3) execute local programs; and as demonstrated by (b) a long value associated with a java-vm-args attribute in a j2se tag in a JNLP file, which triggers a stack-based buffer overflow in the GetVMArgsOption function; aka CR 6557220.
Affected products
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- 5.0
- 5.0
- 5.0
- 5.0
- 5.0
- 5.0
- 5.0
- 5.0
- 5.0
- 5.0
- 5.0
- 5.0
- 5.0
- 5.0
- 5.0
- 6
- 6
- 6
- 1.4
- 1.4.2_01
- 1.4.2_02
- 1.4.2_03
- 1.4.2_04
- 1.4.2_05
- 1.4.2_06
- 1.4.2_07
- 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
- 5.0
- 5.0
- 5.0
- 5.0
- 5.0
- 5.0
- 5.0
- 5.0
- 5.0
- 5.0
- 5.0
- 5.0
- 5.0
- 5.0
- 5.0
- 6
- 6
- 6
- 1.4
- 1.4.2
- 1.4.2_01
- 1.4.2_02
- 1.4.2_03
- 1.4.2_04
- 1.4.2_05
- 1.4.2_06
- 1.4.2_07
- 1.4.2_08
- 1.4.2_09
- 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
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Extras for RHEL 4
java-1.5.0-ibm-1:1.5.0.8-1jpp.1.el4
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0790
Extras for RHEL 4
java-1.5.0-sun-0:1.5.0.16-1jpp.2.el4
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0595
Red Hat Network Satellite Server v 5.1
java-1.5.0-ibm-1:1.5.0.8-1jpp.1.el4
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0638
Red Hat Network Satellite Server v 5.1
java-1.5.0-sun-0:1.5.0.16-1jpp.2.el4
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0636
Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
java-1.5.0-ibm-1:1.5.0.8-1jpp.1.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0790
Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
java-1.5.0-sun-0:1.5.0.16-1jpp.2.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0595
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extras for RHEL 4 | java-1.5.0-ibm-1:1.5.0.8-1jpp.1.el4 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0790 |
| Extras for RHEL 4 | java-1.5.0-sun-0:1.5.0.16-1jpp.2.el4 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0595 |
| Red Hat Network Satellite Server v 5.1 | java-1.5.0-ibm-1:1.5.0.8-1jpp.1.el4 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0638 |
| Red Hat Network Satellite Server v 5.1 | java-1.5.0-sun-0:1.5.0.16-1jpp.2.el4 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0636 |
| Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | java-1.5.0-ibm-1:1.5.0.8-1jpp.1.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0790 |
| Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | java-1.5.0-sun-0:1.5.0.16-1jpp.2.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0595 |
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:L/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 (16 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.27% (0.04267) | 90.77th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.27% (0.04267) | 89.77th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 13.36% (0.13359) | 93.56th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 19.59% (0.19592) | 92.52th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 13.36% (0.13359) | 93.34th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 11.29% (0.11295) | 93.00th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 49.76% (0.49764) | 97.60th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 11, 2024 | 52.99% (0.52988) | 97.72th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 21, 2024 | 62.40% (0.62402) | 97.90th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 15, 2024 | 68.92% (0.68919) | 98.02th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 9, 2024 | 65.62% (0.65621) | 97.92th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 5, 2024 | 65.39% (0.65388) | 97.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 67.51% (0.67507) | 97.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.69% (0.02686) | 82.85th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.69% (0.02686) | 81.17th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.69% (0.02686) | 62.66th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
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Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.