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CVE-2008-1189

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.8 EPSS 7.19%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2008-03-06 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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CVE
CVE-2008-1189
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
6.8
EPSS
7.19%
Java

Original NVD Description

Buffer overflow in Java Web Start in Sun JDK and JRE 6 Update 4 and earlier, 5.0 Update 14 and earlier, and SDK/JRE 1.4.2_16 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors, a different issue than CVE-2008-1188, aka the "third" issue.