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CVE-2008-5340

Unspecified vulnerability in Java Web Start (JWS) and Java Plug-in with Sun JDK ...

Critical CVSS 10.0

Overview

Unspecified vulnerability in Java Web Start (JWS) and Java Plug-in with Sun 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 allows untrusted JWS applications to gain privileges to access local files or applications via unknown vectors, aka 6727081.

CWE: CWE-264 Published: 2008-12-05T11:30:00.300
Risk analysis

This vulnerability is rated 🔴 CRITICAL.

  • CVSS: 10.0 (CRITICAL)
  • Detected tags: none (tag impact: LOW)

Recommended actions:

  • Prioritize remediation based on business criticality and exposure.
  • Limit exposure and increase monitoring until fixed.

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