Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Nov 4, 2008· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2008-4910

Description

The BasicService in Sun Java Web Start allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary programs on a client machine via a file:// URL argument to the showDocument method.

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Affected products

Sun Corporation/Java Web Start2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_web_start:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_web_start:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)
Sun Corporation/BasicServicellm-create

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

securityreason.com/securityalert/4542nvd
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497799/100/0/threadednvd
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497972/100/0/threadednvd
www.securityfocus.com/bid/31916nvd
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46119nvd

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