HIGH
Java Web Start Arbitrary File Execution via file URL
Published Nov 4, 2008
10.0
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 10.34%
Description
The BasicService in Sun Java Web Start allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary programs on a client machine via a file:// URL argument to the showDocument method.
Affected products
No data.
- n/a
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.
10.0 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
10.34% 0.10339
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.10339
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 | 10.34% (0.10339) | 95.58th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 10.34% (0.10339) | 95.11th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 16, 2026 | 7.25% (0.07246) | 91.51th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 25, 2025 | 4.31% (0.04307) | 88.52th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 2.65% (0.02650) | 84.44th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 9.61% (0.09605) | 88.03th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.97% (0.02967) | 85.59th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 3.15% (0.03154) | 91.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 20, 2024 | 3.03% (0.03030) | 91.01th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 14, 2023 | 3.18% (0.03180) | 89.76th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 4, 2023 | 2.96% (0.02963) | 89.36th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 23, 2023 | 2.45% (0.02450) | 88.32th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.63% (0.01630) | 85.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.48% (0.04482) | 88.77th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.48% (0.04482) | 87.66th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.48% (0.04482) | 71.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (9)
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4542 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497799/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497972/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31916 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-4910 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=469953 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46119 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4910
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-4910
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4542 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497799/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497972/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31916 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-4910 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=469953 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46119 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4910 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-4910 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Nov 4, 2008
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Nov 3, 2008
Link CVE-2008-4910
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a