CVE-2008-4910

Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 10.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2008-11-04 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-20

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.

Affected products

Sun Java Web Start: all versions

References

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4542
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497799/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497972/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31916
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46119
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4542
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497799/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497972/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31916
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46119

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