CVE-2008-5341

Java Web Start exposes username and the pathname of the JWS cache

Published Dec 5, 2008 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 3.0% KEV · Not listed
Description
Unspecified vulnerability in Java Web Start (JWS) and Java Plug-in with Sun JDK and JRE 6 Update 10 and earlier, and JDK and JRE 5.0 Update 16 and earlier, allows untrusted JWS applications to obtain the pathname of the JWS cache and the application username via unknown vectors, aka CR 6727071.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2008-5318 Unspecified vulnerability in Java Web Start (JWS) and Java Plug-in with Sun JDK and JRE 6 Update 10 and earlier, and JDK and JRE 5.0 Update 16 and earlier, allows untrusted JWS applications to obtain the pathname of the JWS cache and the application username via unknown vectors, aka CR 6727071.
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-01/msg00009.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00004.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=123678756409861&w=2 cve-icon cve-icon
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=126583436323697&w=2 cve-icon cve-icon
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-1018.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-1025.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/32991 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/33015 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/33710 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/34233 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/34447 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/34605 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/37386 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/38539 cve-icon cve-icon
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200911-02.xml cve-icon cve-icon
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-244988-1 cve-icon cve-icon
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-486.htm cve-icon cve-icon
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-012.htm cve-icon cve-icon
http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&DocumentOID=829914&poid= cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0016.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0369.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-340A.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3339 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0672 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www116.nortel.com/pub/repository/CLARIFY/DOCUMENT/2009/03/024431-01.pdf cve-icon cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5341 cve-icon
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6529 cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-5341 cve-icon
History

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 10:49 AM
Reserved
Dec 4, 2008, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Dec 5, 2008, 11:30 AM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:59 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Dec 4, 2008, 12:00 AM