CVE-2008-5355

Java Runtime Environment <6 - RCE

Title source: llm

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)

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://osvdb.org/50498

[Patch, Vendor Advisory] http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-244989-1

[Various Sources] http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&DocumentOID=829914&poid=

[US Government Resource] http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-340A.html

[Various Sources] http://www116.nortel.com/pub/repository/CLARIFY/DOCUMENT/2009/03/024431-01.pdf

[Third Party Advisory] http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200911-02.xml

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5664

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021315

[Third Party Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/37386

[Third Party Advisory] http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3339

Scores

EPSS 0.1592

EPSS Percentile 94.6%

Classification

CWE

CWE-287

Status draft

Affected Products (50)

sun/jdk < 5.0

sun/jdk < 6

sun/jdk

sun/jdk

sun/jdk

sun/jdk

sun/jdk

sun/jdk

sun/jdk

sun/jdk

sun/jdk

sun/jdk

sun/jdk

sun/jdk

sun/jdk

... and 35 more

Timeline

Published Dec 05, 2008

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026