Unspecified vulnerability in the Virtual Machine in Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE) in JDK and JRE 6 before Update 7, JDK and JRE 5.0 before Update 16, and SDK and JRE 1.4.x before 1.4.2_18 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.
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10219
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43659
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2740
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2056/references
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0016.html
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-193A.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020455
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30141
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497041/100/0/threaded
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0595.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0594.html
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3179
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3178
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-238967-1
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200911-02.xml
http://secunia.com/advisories/37386
http://secunia.com/advisories/32180
http://secunia.com/advisories/32179
http://secunia.com/advisories/32018
http://secunia.com/advisories/31600
http://secunia.com/advisories/31497
http://secunia.com/advisories/31055
http://secunia.com/advisories/31010
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122331139823057&w=2
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00005.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Sep/msg00008.html