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CVE-2008-3104

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2008-3104 describes multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE), affecting JDK and JRE 6 before Update 7, 5.0 before Update 16, 1.4.x before 1.4.2_18, and 1.3.x before 1.3.1_23. These flaws allow remote attackers to bypass the security model for applet outbound connections, specifically by connecting to localhost services on the machine loading the applet. With a CVSS score of 6.8, this vulnerability has a medium attack complexity and could lead to partial compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 5.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:*:update_15:*:*:*:*:*:*
<= 6CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:*:update_6:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update_12:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:5.0:update_1:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:5.0:update_10:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

6.8MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
3.60%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
88.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0360 is in the 84th percentile among its peer group of 19,958 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (13)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Extras for RHEL 3Fixed in: java-1.4.2-ibm-0:1.4.2.12-1jpp.1.el3
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Extras for RHEL 4Fixed in: java-1.6.0-sun-1:1.6.0.7-1jpp.2.el4
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Extras for RHEL 4Fixed in: java-1.5.0-sun-0:1.5.0.16-1jpp.2.el4
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Extras for RHEL 4Fixed in: java-1.5.0-ibm-1:1.5.0.8-1jpp.1.el4
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Extras for RHEL 4Fixed in: java-1.6.0-ibm-1:1.6.0.2-1jpp.2.el4
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Extras for RHEL 4Fixed in: java-1.4.2-ibm-0:1.4.2.12-1jpp.1.el4
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Network Satellite Server v 5.1Fixed in: java-1.5.0-sun-0:1.5.0.16-1jpp.2.el4
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Network Satellite Server v 5.1Fixed in: java-1.5.0-ibm-1:1.5.0.8-1jpp.1.el4
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: java-1.6.0-sun-1:1.6.0.7-1jpp.1.el5
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: java-1.5.0-sun-0:1.5.0.16-1jpp.2.el5
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: java-1.5.0-ibm-1:1.5.0.8-1jpp.1.el5
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: java-1.6.0-ibm-1:1.6.0.2-1jpp.2.el5
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: java-1.4.2-ibm-0:1.4.2.12-1jpp.1.el5
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Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2008-3104Critical

Java RE allows Same Origin Policy to be Bypassed (6687932)

Jul 8, 2008

References

lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce//2008/Sep/msg00008.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00005.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2008-09/msg00000.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2008-09/msg00002.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2008-12/msg00003.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2009-05/msg00000.html
marc.info
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2008-0955.html
secunia.com / advisories/31010
PatchVendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/31055
secunia.com / advisories/31269
secunia.com / advisories/31320
secunia.com / advisories/31497
secunia.com / advisories/31600
secunia.com / advisories/31736
secunia.com / advisories/32018
secunia.com / advisories/32179
secunia.com / advisories/32180
secunia.com / advisories/32436
secunia.com / advisories/32826
secunia.com / advisories/33194
secunia.com / advisories/33236
secunia.com / advisories/33237
secunia.com / advisories/33238
secunia.com / advisories/35065
secunia.com / advisories/37386
security.gentoo.org / glsa/glsa-200911-02.xml
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/43662
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9565
sunsolve.sun.com / search/document.do
Patch
support.apple.com / kb/HT3178
support.apple.com / kb/HT3179
support.avaya.com / elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-428.htm
support.avaya.com / elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-507.htm
support.avaya.com / elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-509.htm
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2008-0594.html
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2008-0595.html
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2008-0790.html
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2008-0906.html
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2008-1043.html
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2008-1044.html
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2008-1045.html
securityfocus.com / archive/1/497041/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / bid/30140
securitytracker.com / id
us-cert.gov / cas/techalerts/TA08-193A.html
US Government Resource
vmware.com / security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0016.html
vupen.com / english/advisories/2008/2056/references
vupen.com / english/advisories/2008/2740