CVE-2008-3440

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Summary

CVECVE-2008-3440
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2008-08-01 14:41:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionSun 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.5 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-94 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Sun Java 1.6.0 All All All
Application Sun Java 1.6.0 01 All All
Application Sun Java 1.6.0 02 All All
Application Sun Java All 03 All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2008-07/0250.html af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 archives.neohapsis.com
www.infobyte.com.ar/down/isr-evilgrade-1.0.0.tar.gz af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.infobyte.com.ar
Sun Java Update Component Lack of Digital Signatures Lets Remote Users Install Arbitrary Code in Certain Cases - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com
www.infobyte.com.ar/down/Francisco%20Amato%20-%20evilgrade%20-%20ENG.pdf af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.infobyte.com.ar
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Vendor Comments And Credit

OrganizationPublishedContributorStatement
Red Hat2008-08-06Tomas HogerNot vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of Sun Java packages as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Extras, or 5 Supplementary. The updated Red Hat Enterprise Linux packages are not distributed via the java.sun.com update service (which is only used for Windows version of Sun Java), but rather via Red Hat Network, using the package manager capabilities to verify authenticity of updates.

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