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

21 Nov 2024, 00:49

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2008-07/0250.html - () http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2008-07/0250.html -
References () http://securitytracker.com/id?1020584 - () http://securitytracker.com/id?1020584 -
References () http://www.infobyte.com.ar/down/Francisco%20Amato%20-%20evilgrade%20-%20ENG.pdf - () http://www.infobyte.com.ar/down/Francisco%20Amato%20-%20evilgrade%20-%20ENG.pdf -
References () http://www.infobyte.com.ar/down/isr-evilgrade-1.0.0.tar.gz - () http://www.infobyte.com.ar/down/isr-evilgrade-1.0.0.tar.gz -

Information

Published : 2008-08-01 14:41

Updated : 2024-11-21 00:49


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')