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CVE-2008-3440

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 2.41%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2008-08-01 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5. It affects Java.

CVE
CVE-2008-3440
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.5
EPSS
2.41%
Java

Original NVD Description

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.