# CVE-2008-1188: Multiple buffer overflows in the useEncodingDecl function in Java Web Start in Sun JDK and JRE 6 Update 4 and earlier, and 5.0 Update 14 and

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2008-03-06 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Multiple buffer overflows in the useEncodingDecl function in Java Web Start in Sun JDK and JRE 6 Update 4 and earlier, and 5.0 Update 14 and earlier, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a JNLP file with (1) a long key name in the xml header or (2) a long charset value, different issues than CVE-2008-1189, aka "The first two issues."

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## References

- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Sep/msg00008.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30676
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0267.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00000.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019549
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-009/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32018
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41029
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29897
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29498
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-28.xml
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29239
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29858
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-066A.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00010.html
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3178
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29582
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0770/references
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-010/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31497
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-233323-1
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0210.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30780
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1856/references
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0010.html

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