CVE-2008-3109

Publication date 9 July 2008

Last updated 17 July 2025

Ubuntu priority

Medium

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Description

Unspecified vulnerability in scripting language support in Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE) in JDK and JRE 6 Update 6 and earlier allows context-dependent attackers to gain privileges via an untrusted (1) application or (2) applet, as demonstrated by an application or applet that grants itself privileges to (a) read local files, (b) write to local files, or (c) execute local programs.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
sun-java5 9.10 karmic Not in release
9.04 jaunty
Not affected
8.10 intrepid
Not affected
8.04 LTS hardy
Not affected
7.10 gutsy
Not affected
7.04 feisty
Not affected
6.06 LTS dapper
Not affected
sun-java6 9.10 karmic
Not affected
9.04 jaunty
Not affected
8.10 intrepid
Not affected
8.04 LTS hardy
Fixed 6-17-0ubuntu1.8.04
7.10 gutsy Ignored end of life, was needs-triage
7.04 feisty Ignored end of life, was needs-triage
6.06 LTS dapper Not in release

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