VYPR
Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 1, 2008· Updated Apr 23, 2026

CVE-2008-3440

CVE-2008-3440

Description

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.

Affected products

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  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:java:*:03:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:sun:java:*:03:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=1.6.0
    • cpe:2.3:a:sun:java:1.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:sun:java:1.6.0:01:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:sun:java:1.6.0:02:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

0

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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References

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