CVE-2008-3440 | Date: (C)2008-08-01 (M)2023-12-22 |
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.
CVSS Score and Metrics +CVSS Score and Metrics -CVSS V2 Severity: |
CVSS Score : 7.5 |
Exploit Score: 10.0 |
Impact Score: 6.4 |
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CVSS V2 Metrics: |
Access Vector: NETWORK |
Access Complexity: LOW |
Authentication: NONE |
Confidentiality: PARTIAL |
Integrity: PARTIAL |
Availability: PARTIAL |
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