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…

published August 1, 2008

CVSS
—
EPSS
2%
Percentile
83.9
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.02409 · 83.9th percentile
Published
2008-08-01T14:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 01 AUG 14:00Z
    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…
    cvelistv5