Vulnerability CVE-2008-4910
Published: 2008-11-03   Modified: 2012-02-12

Description:
The BasicService in Sun Java Web Start allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary programs on a client machine via a file:// URL argument to the showDocument method.

See advisories in our WLB2 database:
Topic
Author
Date
High
Java Web start vulnerability
varun srivastav ...
05.11.2008

Type:

CWE-noinfo

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
10/10
10/10
10/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
Low
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Complete
Complete
Complete
Affected software
SUN -> Java web start 

 References:
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4542
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497799/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497972/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31916
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46119
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