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TI-2008-01143 Aliases CVE-2008-1191GHSA-rp3q-rw9w-295j

Unspecified vulnerability in Java Web Start in Sun JDK and JRE 6 Update 4 and earlier…

Priority LOW 36Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

Unspecified vulnerability in Java Web Start in Sun JDK and JRE 6 Update 4 and earlier allows remote attackers to create arbitrary files via an untrusted application, a different issue than CVE-2008-1190, aka "The fifth issue."

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.03645 89th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 6_update_4VulnerableSun
cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 6_update_4VulnerableSun
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 6_update_4 Vulnerable ·Sun
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 6_update_4 Vulnerable ·Sun

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2008:0267 Released 2008-05-19 · Red Hat rating Critical
    java-1.6.0-ibm security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 5) java-1.6.0-ibm-1:1.6.0.1-1jpp.2.el5, java-1.6.0-ibm-1:1.6.0.1-1jpp.2.el5.i386, java-1.6.0-ibm-accessibility-1:1.6.0.1-1jpp.2.el5 +12
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 5) java-1.6.0-ibm-1:1.6.0.1-1jpp.2.el5, java-1.6.0-ibm-1:1.6.0.1-1jpp.2.el5.i386, java-1.6.0-ibm-1:1.6.0.1-1jpp.2.el5.ppc +20

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Critical. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 5)Fixed RHSA-2008:0267
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 5)Fixed RHSA-2008:0267

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-1191
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rp3q-rw9w-295j

References

Patch 1

Advisory 10

Other 4

  • TI-2013-01300 The color management (CMM) functionality in the 2D component in Oracle Java SE 7 Update… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2008-05098 The Java Runtime Environment (JRE) for Sun JDK and JRE 6 Update 10 and earlier; JDK and… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2010-04185 Unspecified vulnerability in the Deployment component in Java Runtime Environment (JRE)… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2010-03392 Unspecified vulnerability in the Deployment component in Oracle Java SE and Java for… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2010-03381 Unspecified vulnerability in the New Java Plug-in component in Oracle Java SE and Java… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2012-01342 Unspecified vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) component in Oracle Java… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
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Sources

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