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CVE-2008-3115

24
FAUCET Score

CVE-2008-3115 describes a vulnerability in Sun Java JDK and JRE versions 6 Update 6 and earlier, and 5.0 Update 6 through 15. The "Secure Static Versioning" feature failed to prevent applets from running on older JRE releases, potentially allowing remote attackers to exploit known vulnerabilities in those outdated versions. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.5, indicating high severity with network-based attacks, low complexity, and potential for partial compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its age and severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 6CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:*:update_6:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:5.0:update_10:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:5.0:update_11:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:5.0:update_12:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:5.0:update_13:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.5HIGH

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

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
6.81%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
93.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0681 is in the 89th percentile among its peer group of 51,485 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce//2008/Sep/msg00008.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00005.html
marc.info
secunia.com / advisories/31010
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/31600
secunia.com / advisories/32018
secunia.com / advisories/32179
secunia.com / advisories/32180
secunia.com / advisories/37386
security.gentoo.org / glsa/glsa-200911-02.xml
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/43665
sunsolve.sun.com / search/document.do
Patch
support.apple.com / kb/HT3178
support.apple.com / kb/HT3179
securityfocus.com / archive/1/497041/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / bid/30142
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