CVE-2008-5355

N/A Unknown
Published: December 05, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://osvdb.org/50498
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/37386
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200911-02.xml
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-244989-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&DocumentOID=829914&poid=
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021315
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-340A.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3339
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www116.nortel.com/pub/repository/CLARIFY/DOCUMENT/2009/03/024431-01.pdf
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5664
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://osvdb.org/50498
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/37386
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200911-02.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-244989-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&DocumentOID=829914&poid=
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021315
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-340A.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3339
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www116.nortel.com/pub/repository/CLARIFY/DOCUMENT/2009/03/024431-01.pdf
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5664
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

20 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
15.9%
95th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-287

Affected Vendors

sun

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