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CVE-2008-2086

Sun Java Web Start and Java Plug-in for JDK and JRE 6 Update 10 and earlier; JDK and JRE 5.0...

9.3 HighFix available

Sun Java Web Start and Java Plug-in for JDK and JRE 6 Update 10 and earlier; JDK and JRE 5.0 Update 16 and earlier; and SDK and JRE 1.4.2_18 and earlier allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted jnlp file that modifies the (1) java.home, (2) java.ext.dirs, or (3) user.home System Properties, aka "Java Web Start File Inclusion" and CR 6694892.

Exploit likelihood

7.32%Down 2.6 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.3

Sun Java Web Start and Java Plug-in for JDK and JRE 6 Update 10 and earlier; JDK and JRE 5.0 Update 16 and earlier; and SDK and JRE 1.4.2_18 and earlier allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted jnlp file that modifies the (1) java.home, (2) java.ext.dirs, or (3) user.home System Properties, aka "Java Web Start File Inclusion" and CR 6694892.

Record
CVE-2008-2086
CVSS 2.0
9.3 HighAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness
CWE-94
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Sun Java Web Start and Java Plug-in for JDK and JRE 6 Update 10 and earlier; JDK and JRE 5.0 Update 16 and earlier; and SDK and JRE 1.4.2_18 and earlier allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted jnlp file that modifies the (1) java.home, (2) java.ext.dirs, or (3) user.home System Properties, aka "Java Web Start File Inclusion" and CR 6694892.

Record
CVE-2008-2086
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-2083 No score

Sun Java Web Start and Java Plug-in for JDK and JRE 6 Update 10 and earlier; JDK and JRE 5.0 Update 16 and earlier; and SDK and JRE 1.4.2_18 and earlier allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted jnlp file that modifies the (1) java.home, (2) java.ext.dirs, or (3) user.home System Properties, aka "Java Web Start File Inclusion" and CR 6694892.

Record
EUVD-2008-2083
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-cmpj-5w72-jq28 No score

Sun Java Web Start and Java Plug-in for JDK and JRE 6 Update 10 and earlier; JDK and JRE 5.0...

Sun Java Web Start and Java Plug-in for JDK and JRE 6 Update 10 and earlier; JDK and JRE 5.0 Update 16 and earlier; and SDK and JRE 1.4.2_18 and earlier allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted jnlp file that modifies the (1) java.home, (2) java.ext.dirs, or (3) user.home System Properties, aka "Java Web Start File Inclusion" and CR 6694892.

Record
GHSA-cmpj-5w72-jq28
Weakness
CWE-94
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
java-1.6.0-sun
Red Hat:rhel_extras:4
before 1:1.6.0.11-1jpp.1.el4
1:1.6.0.11-1jpp.1.el4
java-1.6.0-sun-demo
Red Hat:rhel_extras:4
before 1:1.6.0.11-1jpp.1.el4
1:1.6.0.11-1jpp.1.el4
java-1.6.0-sun-devel
Red Hat:rhel_extras:4
before 1:1.6.0.11-1jpp.1.el4
1:1.6.0.11-1jpp.1.el4
java-1.6.0-sun-jdbc
Red Hat:rhel_extras:4
before 1:1.6.0.11-1jpp.1.el4
1:1.6.0.11-1jpp.1.el4
java-1.6.0-sun-plugin
Red Hat:rhel_extras:4
before 1:1.6.0.11-1jpp.1.el4
1:1.6.0.11-1jpp.1.el4
java-1.6.0-sun-src
Red Hat:rhel_extras:4
before 1:1.6.0.11-1jpp.1.el4
1:1.6.0.11-1jpp.1.el4
java-1.6.0-sun
Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::client
before 1:1.6.0.11-1jpp.1.el5
1:1.6.0.11-1jpp.1.el5
java-1.6.0-sun-demo
Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::client
before 1:1.6.0.11-1jpp.1.el5
1:1.6.0.11-1jpp.1.el5
java-1.6.0-sun-devel
Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::client
before 1:1.6.0.11-1jpp.1.el5
1:1.6.0.11-1jpp.1.el5
java-1.6.0-sun-jdbc
Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::client
before 1:1.6.0.11-1jpp.1.el5
1:1.6.0.11-1jpp.1.el5
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
java-1.6.0-sun-plugin
Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::client
before 1:1.6.0.11-1jpp.1.el5
1:1.6.0.11-1jpp.1.el5
java-1.6.0-sun-src
Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::client
before 1:1.6.0.11-1jpp.1.el5
1:1.6.0.11-1jpp.1.el5
java-1.6.0-sun
Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::server
before 1:1.6.0.11-1jpp.1.el5
1:1.6.0.11-1jpp.1.el5
java-1.6.0-sun-demo
Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::server
before 1:1.6.0.11-1jpp.1.el5
1:1.6.0.11-1jpp.1.el5
java-1.6.0-sun-devel
Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::server
before 1:1.6.0.11-1jpp.1.el5
1:1.6.0.11-1jpp.1.el5
java-1.6.0-sun-jdbc
Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::server
before 1:1.6.0.11-1jpp.1.el5
1:1.6.0.11-1jpp.1.el5
java-1.6.0-sun-plugin
Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::server
before 1:1.6.0.11-1jpp.1.el5
1:1.6.0.11-1jpp.1.el5
java-1.6.0-sun-src
Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::server
before 1:1.6.0.11-1jpp.1.el5
1:1.6.0.11-1jpp.1.el5
java-1.5.0-sun
Red Hat:rhel_extras:4
before 0:1.5.0.17-1jpp.2.el4
0:1.5.0.17-1jpp.2.el4
java-1.5.0-sun-demo
Red Hat:rhel_extras:4
before 0:1.5.0.17-1jpp.2.el4
0:1.5.0.17-1jpp.2.el4
java-1.5.0-sun-devel
Red Hat:rhel_extras:4
before 0:1.5.0.17-1jpp.2.el4
0:1.5.0.17-1jpp.2.el4
java-1.5.0-sun-jdbc
Red Hat:rhel_extras:4
before 0:1.5.0.17-1jpp.2.el4
0:1.5.0.17-1jpp.2.el4
java-1.5.0-sun-plugin
Red Hat:rhel_extras:4
before 0:1.5.0.17-1jpp.2.el4
0:1.5.0.17-1jpp.2.el4
java-1.5.0-sun-src
Red Hat:rhel_extras:4
before 0:1.5.0.17-1jpp.2.el4
0:1.5.0.17-1jpp.2.el4
java-1.5.0-sun
Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::client
before 0:1.5.0.17-1jpp.2.el5
0:1.5.0.17-1jpp.2.el5
java-1.5.0-sun-demo
Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::client
before 0:1.5.0.17-1jpp.2.el5
0:1.5.0.17-1jpp.2.el5
java-1.5.0-sun-devel
Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::client
before 0:1.5.0.17-1jpp.2.el5
0:1.5.0.17-1jpp.2.el5
java-1.5.0-sun-jdbc
Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::client
before 0:1.5.0.17-1jpp.2.el5
0:1.5.0.17-1jpp.2.el5
java-1.5.0-sun-plugin
Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::client
before 0:1.5.0.17-1jpp.2.el5
0:1.5.0.17-1jpp.2.el5
java-1.5.0-sun-src
Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::client
before 0:1.5.0.17-1jpp.2.el5
0:1.5.0.17-1jpp.2.el5
java-1.5.0-sun
Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::server
before 0:1.5.0.17-1jpp.2.el5
0:1.5.0.17-1jpp.2.el5
java-1.5.0-sun-demo
Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::server
before 0:1.5.0.17-1jpp.2.el5
0:1.5.0.17-1jpp.2.el5
java-1.5.0-sun-devel
Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::server
before 0:1.5.0.17-1jpp.2.el5
0:1.5.0.17-1jpp.2.el5
java-1.5.0-sun-jdbc
Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::server
before 0:1.5.0.17-1jpp.2.el5
0:1.5.0.17-1jpp.2.el5
java-1.5.0-sun-plugin
Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::server
before 0:1.5.0.17-1jpp.2.el5
0:1.5.0.17-1jpp.2.el5
java-1.5.0-sun-src
Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::server
before 0:1.5.0.17-1jpp.2.el5
0:1.5.0.17-1jpp.2.el5
java-1.6.0-ibm
Red Hat:rhel_extras:4
before 1:1.6.0.3-1jpp.3.el4
1:1.6.0.3-1jpp.3.el4
java-1.6.0-ibm-demo
Red Hat:rhel_extras:4
before 1:1.6.0.3-1jpp.3.el4
1:1.6.0.3-1jpp.3.el4
java-1.6.0-ibm-devel
Red Hat:rhel_extras:4
before 1:1.6.0.3-1jpp.3.el4
1:1.6.0.3-1jpp.3.el4
java-1.6.0-ibm-javacomm
Red Hat:rhel_extras:4
before 1:1.6.0.3-1jpp.3.el4
1:1.6.0.3-1jpp.3.el4
java-1.6.0-ibm-jdbc
Red Hat:rhel_extras:4
before 1:1.6.0.3-1jpp.3.el4
1:1.6.0.3-1jpp.3.el4
java-1.6.0-ibm-plugin
Red Hat:rhel_extras:4
before 1:1.6.0.3-1jpp.3.el4
1:1.6.0.3-1jpp.3.el4
java-1.6.0-ibm-src
Red Hat:rhel_extras:4
before 1:1.6.0.3-1jpp.3.el4
1:1.6.0.3-1jpp.3.el4
java-1.6.0-ibm
Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::client
before 1:1.6.0.3-1jpp.1.el5
1:1.6.0.3-1jpp.1.el5
java-1.6.0-ibm-accessibility
Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::client
before 1:1.6.0.3-1jpp.1.el5
1:1.6.0.3-1jpp.1.el5
java-1.6.0-ibm-demo
Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::client
before 1:1.6.0.3-1jpp.1.el5
1:1.6.0.3-1jpp.1.el5
java-1.6.0-ibm-devel
Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::client
before 1:1.6.0.3-1jpp.1.el5
1:1.6.0.3-1jpp.1.el5
java-1.6.0-ibm-javacomm
Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::client
before 1:1.6.0.3-1jpp.1.el5
1:1.6.0.3-1jpp.1.el5
java-1.6.0-ibm-jdbc
Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::client
before 1:1.6.0.3-1jpp.1.el5
1:1.6.0.3-1jpp.1.el5
java-1.6.0-ibm-plugin
Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::client
before 1:1.6.0.3-1jpp.1.el5
1:1.6.0.3-1jpp.1.el5
java-1.6.0-ibm-src
Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::client
before 1:1.6.0.3-1jpp.1.el5
1:1.6.0.3-1jpp.1.el5
java-1.6.0-ibm
Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::server
before 1:1.6.0.3-1jpp.1.el5
1:1.6.0.3-1jpp.1.el5
java-1.6.0-ibm-accessibility
Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::server
before 1:1.6.0.3-1jpp.1.el5
1:1.6.0.3-1jpp.1.el5
java-1.6.0-ibm-demo
Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::server
before 1:1.6.0.3-1jpp.1.el5
1:1.6.0.3-1jpp.1.el5
java-1.6.0-ibm-devel
Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::server
before 1:1.6.0.3-1jpp.1.el5
1:1.6.0.3-1jpp.1.el5
java-1.6.0-ibm-javacomm
Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::server
before 1:1.6.0.3-1jpp.1.el5
1:1.6.0.3-1jpp.1.el5
java-1.6.0-ibm-jdbc
Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::server
before 1:1.6.0.3-1jpp.1.el5
1:1.6.0.3-1jpp.1.el5
java-1.6.0-ibm-plugin
Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::server
before 1:1.6.0.3-1jpp.1.el5
1:1.6.0.3-1jpp.1.el5
java-1.6.0-ibm-src
Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::server
before 1:1.6.0.3-1jpp.1.el5
1:1.6.0.3-1jpp.1.el5
java-1.5.0-ibm
Red Hat:rhel_extras:4
before 1:1.5.0.9-1jpp.4.el4
1:1.5.0.9-1jpp.4.el4
java-1.5.0-ibm-demo
Red Hat:rhel_extras:4
before 1:1.5.0.9-1jpp.4.el4
1:1.5.0.9-1jpp.4.el4
java-1.5.0-ibm-devel
Red Hat:rhel_extras:4
before 1:1.5.0.9-1jpp.4.el4
1:1.5.0.9-1jpp.4.el4
java-1.5.0-ibm-javacomm
Red Hat:rhel_extras:4
before 1:1.5.0.9-1jpp.4.el4
1:1.5.0.9-1jpp.4.el4
java-1.5.0-ibm-jdbc
Red Hat:rhel_extras:4
before 1:1.5.0.9-1jpp.4.el4
1:1.5.0.9-1jpp.4.el4
java-1.5.0-ibm-plugin
Red Hat:rhel_extras:4
before 1:1.5.0.9-1jpp.4.el4
1:1.5.0.9-1jpp.4.el4
java-1.5.0-ibm-src
Red Hat:rhel_extras:4
before 1:1.5.0.9-1jpp.4.el4
1:1.5.0.9-1jpp.4.el4
java-1.5.0-ibm
Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::client
before 1:1.5.0.9-1jpp.2.el5
1:1.5.0.9-1jpp.2.el5
java-1.5.0-ibm-accessibility
Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::client
before 1:1.5.0.9-1jpp.2.el5
1:1.5.0.9-1jpp.2.el5
java-1.5.0-ibm-demo
Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::client
before 1:1.5.0.9-1jpp.2.el5
1:1.5.0.9-1jpp.2.el5
java-1.5.0-ibm-devel
Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::client
before 1:1.5.0.9-1jpp.2.el5
1:1.5.0.9-1jpp.2.el5
java-1.5.0-ibm-javacomm
Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::client
before 1:1.5.0.9-1jpp.2.el5
1:1.5.0.9-1jpp.2.el5
java-1.5.0-ibm-jdbc
Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::client
before 1:1.5.0.9-1jpp.2.el5
1:1.5.0.9-1jpp.2.el5
java-1.5.0-ibm-plugin
Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::client
before 1:1.5.0.9-1jpp.2.el5
1:1.5.0.9-1jpp.2.el5
java-1.5.0-ibm-src
Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::client
before 1:1.5.0.9-1jpp.2.el5
1:1.5.0.9-1jpp.2.el5
java-1.5.0-ibm
Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::server
before 1:1.5.0.9-1jpp.2.el5
1:1.5.0.9-1jpp.2.el5
java-1.5.0-ibm-accessibility
Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::server
before 1:1.5.0.9-1jpp.2.el5
1:1.5.0.9-1jpp.2.el5
java-1.5.0-ibm-demo
Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::server
before 1:1.5.0.9-1jpp.2.el5
1:1.5.0.9-1jpp.2.el5
java-1.5.0-ibm-devel
Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::server
before 1:1.5.0.9-1jpp.2.el5
1:1.5.0.9-1jpp.2.el5
java-1.5.0-ibm-javacomm
Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::server
before 1:1.5.0.9-1jpp.2.el5
1:1.5.0.9-1jpp.2.el5
java-1.5.0-ibm-jdbc
Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::server
before 1:1.5.0.9-1jpp.2.el5
1:1.5.0.9-1jpp.2.el5
java-1.5.0-ibm-plugin
Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::server
before 1:1.5.0.9-1jpp.2.el5
1:1.5.0.9-1jpp.2.el5
java-1.5.0-ibm-src
Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::server
before 1:1.5.0.9-1jpp.2.el5
1:1.5.0.9-1jpp.2.el5
java-1.4.2-ibm
Red Hat:rhel_extras:3
before 0:1.4.2.13-1jpp.1.el3
0:1.4.2.13-1jpp.1.el3
java-1.4.2-ibm-demo
Red Hat:rhel_extras:3
before 0:1.4.2.13-1jpp.1.el3
0:1.4.2.13-1jpp.1.el3
java-1.4.2-ibm-devel
Red Hat:rhel_extras:3
before 0:1.4.2.13-1jpp.1.el3
0:1.4.2.13-1jpp.1.el3
java-1.4.2-ibm-jdbc
Red Hat:rhel_extras:3
before 0:1.4.2.13-1jpp.1.el3
0:1.4.2.13-1jpp.1.el3
java-1.4.2-ibm-plugin
Red Hat:rhel_extras:3
before 0:1.4.2.13-1jpp.1.el3
0:1.4.2.13-1jpp.1.el3
java-1.4.2-ibm-src
Red Hat:rhel_extras:3
before 0:1.4.2.13-1jpp.1.el3
0:1.4.2.13-1jpp.1.el3
java-1.4.2-ibm
Red Hat:rhel_extras:4
before 0:1.4.2.13-1jpp.1.el4
0:1.4.2.13-1jpp.1.el4
java-1.4.2-ibm-demo
Red Hat:rhel_extras:4
before 0:1.4.2.13-1jpp.1.el4
0:1.4.2.13-1jpp.1.el4
java-1.4.2-ibm-devel
Red Hat:rhel_extras:4
before 0:1.4.2.13-1jpp.1.el4
0:1.4.2.13-1jpp.1.el4
java-1.4.2-ibm-javacomm
Red Hat:rhel_extras:4
before 0:1.4.2.13-1jpp.1.el4
0:1.4.2.13-1jpp.1.el4
java-1.4.2-ibm-jdbc
Red Hat:rhel_extras:4
before 0:1.4.2.13-1jpp.1.el4
0:1.4.2.13-1jpp.1.el4
java-1.4.2-ibm-plugin
Red Hat:rhel_extras:4
before 0:1.4.2.13-1jpp.1.el4
0:1.4.2.13-1jpp.1.el4
java-1.4.2-ibm-src
Red Hat:rhel_extras:4
before 0:1.4.2.13-1jpp.1.el4
0:1.4.2.13-1jpp.1.el4
java-1.4.2-ibm
Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::client
before 0:1.4.2.13-1jpp.1.el5
0:1.4.2.13-1jpp.1.el5
java-1.4.2-ibm-demo
Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::client
before 0:1.4.2.13-1jpp.1.el5
0:1.4.2.13-1jpp.1.el5
java-1.4.2-ibm-devel
Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::client
before 0:1.4.2.13-1jpp.1.el5
0:1.4.2.13-1jpp.1.el5
java-1.4.2-ibm-javacomm
Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::client
before 0:1.4.2.13-1jpp.1.el5
0:1.4.2.13-1jpp.1.el5
java-1.4.2-ibm-jdbc
Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::client
before 0:1.4.2.13-1jpp.1.el5
0:1.4.2.13-1jpp.1.el5
java-1.4.2-ibm-plugin
Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::client
before 0:1.4.2.13-1jpp.1.el5
0:1.4.2.13-1jpp.1.el5
java-1.4.2-ibm-src
Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::client
before 0:1.4.2.13-1jpp.1.el5
0:1.4.2.13-1jpp.1.el5
java-1.4.2-ibm
Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::server
before 0:1.4.2.13-1jpp.1.el5
0:1.4.2.13-1jpp.1.el5
java-1.4.2-ibm-demo
Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::server
before 0:1.4.2.13-1jpp.1.el5
0:1.4.2.13-1jpp.1.el5
java-1.4.2-ibm-devel
Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::server
before 0:1.4.2.13-1jpp.1.el5
0:1.4.2.13-1jpp.1.el5
java-1.4.2-ibm-javacomm
Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::server
before 0:1.4.2.13-1jpp.1.el5
0:1.4.2.13-1jpp.1.el5
java-1.4.2-ibm-jdbc
Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::server
before 0:1.4.2.13-1jpp.1.el5
0:1.4.2.13-1jpp.1.el5
java-1.4.2-ibm-plugin
Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::server
before 0:1.4.2.13-1jpp.1.el5
0:1.4.2.13-1jpp.1.el5
java-1.4.2-ibm-src
Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::server
before 0:1.4.2.13-1jpp.1.el5
0:1.4.2.13-1jpp.1.el5
java-1.5.0-sun
Red Hat:network_satellite:5.1::el4
before 0:1.5.0.22-1jpp.1.el4
0:1.5.0.22-1jpp.1.el4
java-1.5.0-sun-devel
Red Hat:network_satellite:5.1::el4
before 0:1.5.0.22-1jpp.1.el4
0:1.5.0.22-1jpp.1.el4

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2008-2086 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Sun Jdk, published December 5, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 7.32%, the 94th percentile. Fixed in java-1.6.0-sun 1:1.6.0.11-1jpp.1.el4.

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