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Fencer Vulns
critical 9.3

CVE-2008-2086 json

Sun Java Web Start and Java Plug-in for JDK and JRE 6 Update 10 and earlier; JDK and JRE 5.0 Update 16 and earlier; and SDK and JRE 1.4.2_1…

published 2008-12-05 17 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-2083

cvss
9.3
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
7.3%
EPSS 7.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 94%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Sun Java Web Start and Java Plug-in for JDK and JRE 6 Update 10 and earlier; JDK and JRE 5.0 Update 16 and earlier; and SDK and JRE 1.4.2_18 and earlier allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted jnlp file that modifies the (1) java.home, (2) java.ext.dirs, or (3) user.home System Properties, aka "Java Web Start File Inclusion" and CR 6694892.

Patch / fix

  • oracle java_se 1.7.0, 7.0.0
  • oracle jdk 1.7.0, 7.0.0
  • oracle jre 1.7.0, 7.0.0
  • sun java 1.7.0, 7.0.0
  • sun java_se 1.7.0, 7.0.0
  • sun jdk 1.7.0, 7.0.0
  • sun jre 1.7.0, 7.0.0
  • oracle openjdk 1.7.0, 7.0.0
  • sun openjdk 1.7.0, 7.0.0
  • java-1.5.0-sun network satellite 5.1 1.5.0.22-1jpp.1.el4
  • java-1.5.0-sun RHEL 4 EXTRAS 1.5.0.17-1jpp.2.el4
  • java-1.5.0-sun RHEL 5 EXTRAS 1.5.0.17-1jpp.2.el5
  • java-1.5.0-sun-src RHEL 4 EXTRAS 1.5.0.17-1jpp.2.el4
  • java-1.5.0-sun-src RHEL 5 EXTRAS 1.5.0.17-1jpp.2.el5
  • java-1.5.0-sun-demo RHEL 4 EXTRAS 1.5.0.17-1jpp.2.el4
  • java-1.5.0-sun-demo RHEL 5 EXTRAS 1.5.0.17-1jpp.2.el5
  • java-1.5.0-sun-jdbc RHEL 4 EXTRAS 1.5.0.17-1jpp.2.el4

red hat advisories RHSA-2009:1662RHSA-2008:1025RHSA-2009:0445RHSA-2008:1018RHSA-2009:0016RHSA-2009:0015

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2008-2086 updated

Java Web Start File Inclusion via System Properties Override

  • Red Hat Desktop version 3 Extras java-1.4.2-ibm 1.4.2.13-1jpp.1.el3, java-1.4.2-ibm-src 1.4.2.13-1jpp.1.el3, java-1.4.2-ibm-demo 1.4.2.13-1jpp.1.el3, java-1.4.2-ibm-jdbc 1.4.2.13-1jpp.1.el3, java-1.4.2-ibm-plugin 1.4.2.13-1jpp.1.el3 Red Hat Desktop version 4 Extras java-1.5.0-ibm 1.5.0.9-1jpp.4.el4, java-1.6.0-ibm 1.6.0.3-1jpp.3.el4, java-1.4.2-ibm 1.4.2.13-1jpp.1.el4, java-1.5.0-sun 1.5.0.17-1jpp.2.el4, java-1.6.0-sun 1.6.0.11-1jpp.1.el4, java-1.5.0-ibm-src 1.5.0.9-1jpp.4.el4, +22 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 Extras java-1.4.2-ibm 1.4.2.13-1jpp.1.el3, java-1.4.2-ibm-src 1.4.2.13-1jpp.1.el3, java-1.4.2-ibm-demo 1.4.2.13-1jpp.1.el3, java-1.4.2-ibm-jdbc 1.4.2.13-1jpp.1.el3, java-1.4.2-ibm-plugin 1.4.2.13-1jpp.1.el3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 Extras java-1.5.0-ibm 1.5.0.9-1jpp.4.el4, java-1.6.0-ibm 1.6.0.3-1jpp.3.el4, java-1.4.2-ibm 1.4.2.13-1jpp.1.el4, java-1.5.0-sun 1.5.0.17-1jpp.2.el4, java-1.6.0-sun 1.6.0.11-1jpp.1.el4, java-1.5.0-ibm-src 1.5.0.9-1jpp.4.el4, +22 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 5) java-1.5.0-ibm 1.5.0.9-1jpp.2.el5, java-1.6.0-ibm 1.6.0.3-1jpp.1.el5, java-1.4.2-ibm 1.4.2.13-1jpp.1.el5, java-1.5.0-sun 1.5.0.17-1jpp.2.el5, java-1.6.0-sun 1.6.0.11-1jpp.1.el5, java-1.5.0-ibm-src 1.5.0.9-1jpp.2.el5, +24 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 Extras java-1.4.2-ibm 1.4.2.13-1jpp.1.el3, java-1.4.2-ibm-src 1.4.2.13-1jpp.1.el3, java-1.4.2-ibm-demo 1.4.2.13-1jpp.1.el3, java-1.4.2-ibm-jdbc 1.4.2.13-1jpp.1.el3, java-1.4.2-ibm-plugin 1.4.2.13-1jpp.1.el3
    +4 more products
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 Extras java-1.5.0-ibm 1.5.0.9-1jpp.4.el4, java-1.6.0-ibm 1.6.0.3-1jpp.3.el4, java-1.4.2-ibm 1.4.2.13-1jpp.1.el4, java-1.5.0-sun 1.5.0.17-1jpp.2.el4, java-1.6.0-sun 1.6.0.11-1jpp.1.el4, java-1.5.0-ibm-src 1.5.0.9-1jpp.4.el4, +22 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 5) java-1.5.0-ibm 1.5.0.9-1jpp.2.el5, java-1.6.0-ibm 1.6.0.3-1jpp.1.el5, java-1.4.2-ibm 1.4.2.13-1jpp.1.el5, java-1.5.0-sun 1.5.0.17-1jpp.2.el5, java-1.6.0-sun 1.6.0.11-1jpp.1.el5, java-1.5.0-ibm-src 1.5.0.9-1jpp.2.el5, +24 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 Extras java-1.4.2-ibm 1.4.2.13-1jpp.1.el3, java-1.4.2-ibm-src 1.4.2.13-1jpp.1.el3, java-1.4.2-ibm-demo 1.4.2.13-1jpp.1.el3, java-1.4.2-ibm-jdbc 1.4.2.13-1jpp.1.el3, java-1.4.2-ibm-plugin 1.4.2.13-1jpp.1.el3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 Extras java-1.5.0-ibm 1.5.0.9-1jpp.4.el4, java-1.6.0-ibm 1.6.0.3-1jpp.3.el4, java-1.4.2-ibm 1.4.2.13-1jpp.1.el4, java-1.5.0-sun 1.5.0.17-1jpp.2.el4, java-1.6.0-sun 1.6.0.11-1jpp.1.el4, java-1.5.0-ibm-src 1.5.0.9-1jpp.4.el4, +22 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2009:0445
  • Red Hat Satellite 5.1 (RHEL v.4 AS) java-1.5.0-sun 1.5.0.22-1jpp.1.el4
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2009:1662

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Exploit prediction

7.32% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 9.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.

CPEs and fixed versions use Anchore's correction of NVD's data: Added CPE configurations because not yet analyzed by NVD.