HIGH
Secure Static Versioning in Sun Java JDK and JRE 6 Update 6 and earlier, and 5.0 Update 6 through 15, does not properly prevent execution of applets on older JRE releases, which might allow remote attackers to exploit vulnerabilities in these older releases
Published Jul 9, 2008
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 6.87%
Description
Secure Static Versioning in Sun Java JDK and JRE 6 Update 6 and earlier, and 5.0 Update 6 through 15, does not properly prevent execution of applets on older JRE releases, which might allow remote attackers to exploit vulnerabilities in these older releases.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- ≤ 6
- 5.0
- 5.0
- 5.0
- 5.0
- 5.0
- 5.0
- 5.0
- 5.0
- 5.0
- 5.0
- 6
- 6
- 6
- 6
- 6
- ≤ 6
- 5.0
- 5.0
- 5.0
- 5.0
- 5.0
- 5.0
- 5.0
- 5.0
- 5.0
- 5.0
- 6
- 6
- 6
- 6
- 6
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
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.
7.5 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
6.87% 0.06866
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.06866
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 (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 6.87% (0.06866) | 93.85th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 6.81% (0.06811) | 93.16th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 10, 2026 | 25.57% (0.25570) | 96.13th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 28.33% (0.28331) | 96.09th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 22.93% (0.22931) | 93.38th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 24, 2025 | 28.33% (0.28331) | 96.07th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 19.69% (0.19692) | 94.73th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 22.52% (0.22515) | 95.38th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 23.92% (0.23921) | 96.61th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 11, 2024 | 16.66% (0.16656) | 96.21th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 24.86% (0.24855) | 95.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 12.25% (0.12248) | 95.30th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 12.25% (0.12248) | 94.93th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 12.25% (0.12248) | 89.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (21)
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Sep/msg00008.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00005.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122331139823057&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31010 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31600 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32018 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32179 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32180 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37386 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200911-02.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-238966-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTPatch
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3178 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3179 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497041/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30142 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020460 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-193A.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0016.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2056/references vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2740 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43665 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jul 9, 2008
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Jul 9, 2008
Link CVE-2008-3115
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a