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CVE-2008-4910 (GCVE-0-2008-4910)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2008-11-04 01:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 10:31
VLAI
Summary
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.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31916 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497799/100… mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497972/100… mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4542 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
Date Public
2008-10-25 00:00
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