CVE-2008-5355

Sun JDK and JRE - Remote Code Execution via Unverified Java Update

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

The "Java Update" feature for Java Runtime Environment (JRE) for Sun JDK and JRE 6 Update 10 and earlier; JDK and JRE 5.0 Update 16 and earlier; and SDK and JRE 1.4.2_18 and earlier does not verify the signature of the JRE that is downloaded, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via DNS man-in-the-middle attacks.

References (10)

Core 10
Core References
Patch, Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_sunalert
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-244989-1
US Government Resource third-party-advisory x_refsource_cert
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-340A.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021315
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5664
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_gentoo
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200911-02.xml
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3339
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://osvdb.org/50498
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/37386

Scores

EPSS 0.1592
EPSS Percentile 94.8%

Details

CWE
CWE-287
Status published
Products (22)
sun/jdk 5.0 update_1 (15 CPE variants)
sun/jdk 6 (10 CPE variants)
sun/jdk < 5.0
sun/jdk < 6
sun/jre 1.4.2_1
sun/jre 1.4.2_2
sun/jre 1.4.2_3
sun/jre 1.4.2_4
sun/jre 1.4.2_5
sun/jre 1.4.2_6
... and 12 more
Published Dec 05, 2008
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026