CVE-2008-3440

Sun Java 1.6.0_03 and earlier versions, and possibly later versions, does not properly verify the authenticity of updates, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary code via a Trojan horse update, as demonstrated by evilgrade and DNS cache poisoning.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:a:sun:java:*:03:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:sun:java:1.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:sun:java:1.6.0:01:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:sun:java:1.6.0:02:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

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Information

Published : 2008-08-01 14:41

Updated : 2023-12-10 10:51


NVD link : CVE-2008-3440

Mitre link : CVE-2008-3440

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2008-3440


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Products Affected

sun

  • java
CWE
CWE-94

Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')