Unspecified vulnerability in the Virtual Machine for Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE) and JDK 5.0 Update 13 and earlier, and SDK/JRE 1.4.2_16 and earlier, allows remote attackers to gain privileges via an untrusted application or applet, a different issue than CVE-2008-1185, aka "the second issue."
CVE-2008-1186
NONECVSS 0.0
0.0
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
- No confirmed exploitation signals yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 6%CVSS: —Exploit: NoneExposed: 0
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- —
- EG Score
- 0.0(none)
- EPSS
- 91.9%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
March 6, 2008
Last Modified
April 23, 2026
References (48)
- cve@mitrehttp://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Sep/msg00008.html
- cve@mitrehttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00000.html
- cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/29239
- cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/29273
- cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/29582
- cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/29858
- cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/30676
- cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/30780
- cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/32018
- cve@mitrehttp://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-28.xml
- cve@mitrehttp://securitytracker.com/id?1019555
- cve@mitrehttp://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-233321-1
- cve@mitrehttp://support.apple.com/kb/HT3178
- cve@mitrehttp://support.apple.com/kb/HT3179
- cve@mitrehttp://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200804-20.xml
Patch Availability(1)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| redhat | java-1.5.0-sun-0:1.5.0.15-1jpp.2.el5 | 2008-03-06 | redhat |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
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Frequently asked(4)
What is CVE-2008-1186?
CVE-2008-1186 is a none vulnerability published on March 6, 2008. Unspecified vulnerability in the Virtual Machine for Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE) and JDK 5.0 Update 13 and earlier, and SDK/JRE 1.4.2_16 and earlier, allows remote attackers to gain privileges via an untrusted application or applet, a different issue than CVE-2008-1185, aka "the second…
When was CVE-2008-1186 disclosed?
CVE-2008-1186 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on March 6, 2008, with the most recent update on April 23, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2008-1186 actively exploited?
CVE-2008-1186 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 91.9% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
How do I remediate CVE-2008-1186?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2008-1186, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.
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