CVE-2008-3440
highpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.024 · 84 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
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.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.4–7.5
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affected products (3)
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also known as (2)
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references (8)
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- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2008-07/0250.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1020584enisa_euvd
- http://www.infobyte.com.ar/down/Francisco%20Amato%20-%20evilgrade%20-%20ENG.pdfenisa_euvd
- http://www.infobyte.com.ar/down/isr-evilgrade-1.0.0.tar.gzenisa_euvd
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2008-07/0250.htmlnvd
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1020584nvd
- http://www.infobyte.com.ar/down/Francisco%20Amato%20-%20evilgrade%20-%20ENG.pdfnvd
- http://www.infobyte.com.ar/down/isr-evilgrade-1.0.0.tar.gznvd
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