Explain CVE-2008-1188
Multiple buffer overflows in the useEncodingDecl function in Java Web Start in Sun JDK and JRE 6 Update 4 and earlier, and 5.0 Update 14 and earlier, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a JNLP file with (1) a long key name in the xml header or (2) a long charset value, different issues than CVE-2008-1189, aka "The first two issues."
Affected Products: n/a
References: [{'name': 'APPLE-SA-2008-09-24', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_APPLE'], 'url': 'http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Sep/msg00008.html'}, {'name': '30676', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/30676'}, {'name': 'RHSA-2008:0267', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_REDHAT'], 'url': 'http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0267.html'}, {'name': 'SUSE-SA:2008:018', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_SUSE'], 'url': 'http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00000.html'}, {'name': '1019549', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_SECTRACK'], 'url': 'http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019549'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_MISC'], 'url': 'http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-009/'}, {'name': '32018', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/32018'}, {'name': 'javawebstart-application-priv-escalation(41029)', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_XF'], 'url': 'https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41029'}, {'name': '29897', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/29897'}, {'name': '29498', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/29498'}, {'name': 'GLSA-200804-28', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_GENTOO'], 'url': 'http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-28.xml'}, {'name': '29239', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/29239'}, {'name': '29858', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/29858'}, {'name': 'TA08-066A', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_CERT'], 'url': 'http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-066A.html'}, {'name': 'SUSE-SA:2008:025', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_SUSE'], 'url': 'http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00010.html'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3178'}, {'name': '29582', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/29582'}, {'name': 'ADV-2008-0770', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_VUPEN'], 'url': 'http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0770/references'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_MISC'], 'url': 'http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-010/'}, {'name': '31497', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/31497'}, {'name': '233323', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_SUNALERT'], 'url': 'http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-233323-1'}, {'name': 'RHSA-2008:0210', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_REDHAT'], 'url': 'http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0210.html'}, {'name': '30780', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/30780'}, {'name': 'ADV-2008-1856', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_VUPEN'], 'url': 'http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1856/references'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0010.html'}, {'name': 'javawebstart-multiple-unspecified-bo(41133)', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_XF'], 'url': 'https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41133'}, {'name': 'oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11209', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'signature', 'x_refsource_OVAL'], 'url': 'https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11209'}, {'name': 'GLSA-200804-20', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_GENTOO'], 'url': 'http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200804-20.xml'}, {'name': 'GLSA-200806-11', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_GENTOO'], 'url': 'http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200806-11.xml'}, {'name': 'RHSA-2008:0186', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_REDHAT'], 'url': 'http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0186.html'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3179'}, {'name': '29273', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/29273'}]
CVE State: PUBLISHED