CVE-2008-3440

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.

Score
CVSS 2.0 7.5 High
Status
Modified - cve@mitre.org
Published
2008-08-01
Last modified
2024-08-07
Weaknesses
CWE-94

Affected products

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