HIGH
Unspecified vulnerability in scripting language support in Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE) in JDK and JRE 6 Update 6 and earlier allows context-dependent attackers to gain privileges via an untrusted (1) application or (2) applet, as demonstrated by an application or applet that grants itself privileges to (a) read local files, (b) write to local files, or (c) execute local programs.
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Sep/msg00007.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00005.html
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122331139823057&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/31010
http://secunia.com/advisories/31600
http://secunia.com/advisories/32018
http://secunia.com/advisories/32179
http://secunia.com/advisories/32180
http://secunia.com/advisories/32436
http://secunia.com/advisories/33238
http://secunia.com/advisories/37386
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200911-02.xml
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-238687-1
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3179
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-428.htm
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-509.htm
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0594.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0906.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-1045.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497041/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30144
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020456
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-193A.html
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0016.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2056/references
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2740
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43660
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8540