Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jul 9, 2008· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2008-3108
CVE-2008-3108
Description
Buffer overflow in Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE) in JDK and JRE 5.0 before Update 10, SDK and JRE 1.4.x before 1.4.2_18, and SDK and JRE 1.3.x before 1.3.1_23 allows context-dependent attackers to gain privileges via unspecified vectors related to font processing.
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Affected products
116cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 12 more
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update10:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update5:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update6:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update7:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update7_b03:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update8:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update9:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: < 5.0 Update 10, < 1.4.2_18, < 1.3.1_23
cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 52 more
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.3.1_03:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.3.1_04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.3.1_05:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.3.1_06:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.3.1_07:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.3.1_08:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.3.1_09:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.3.1_10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.3.1_11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.3.1_12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.3.1_13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.3.1_14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.3.1_15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.3.1_16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.3.1_17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.3.1_18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.3.1_19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.3.1_2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.3.1_20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.3.1_21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.3.1_22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.3.1_23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update10:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update5:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update6:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update7:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update8:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update9:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 48 more
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.3.1_01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.3.1_01a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.3.1_02:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.3.1_03:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.3.1_04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.3.1_05:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.3.1_06:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.3.1_07:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.3.1_08:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.3.1_09:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.3.1_10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.3.1_11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.3.1_12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.3.1_13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.3.1_14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.3.1_15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.3.1_16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.3.1_17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.3.1_18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.3.1_19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.3.1_20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.3.1_21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.3.1_22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.3.1_23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_02:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_03:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_08:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_09:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- Range: < 5.0 Update 10, < 1.4.2_18, < 1.3.1_23
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
35- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Sep/msg00008.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00005.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-09/msg00000.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-09/msg00002.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- marc.infonvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/31010nvdThird Party Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/31320nvdThird Party Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/31497nvdThird Party Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/31600nvdThird Party Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/31736nvdThird Party Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/32018nvdThird Party Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/32179nvdThird Party Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/32180nvdThird Party Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/33236nvdThird Party Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/33237nvdThird Party Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/37386nvdThird Party Advisory
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200911-02.xmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- support.apple.com/kb/HT3178nvdThird Party Advisory
- support.apple.com/kb/HT3179nvdThird Party Advisory
- support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-300.htmnvdThird Party Advisory
- support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-507.htmnvdThird Party Advisory
- support.nortel.com/go/main.jspnvdThird Party Advisory
- support.nortel.com/go/main.jspnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0790.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-1043.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-1044.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497041/100/0/threadednvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/30147nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securitytracker.com/idnvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-193A.htmlnvdThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0016.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2056/referencesnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2740nvdThird Party Advisory
- sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.donvdBroken Link
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43656nvdVDB Entry
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