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    CVE-2008-5343

    Java Web Start (JWS) and Java Plug-in with 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 allows remote attackers to make unauthorized network connections and hijack HTTP sessions via a crafted file that validates as both a GIF and a Java JAR file, aka "GIFAR" and CR 6707535.

    Published:Dec 4, 2008
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Dec 5, 2008
    EPSS Score:0.05036
    CVSS Score:9

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Rhel Extras
    Vendor
    Sun
    Product
    Jdk
    Vendor
    Sun
    Product
    Jre
    Vendor
    Sun
    Product
    Sdk

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

    http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Feb/msg00003.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-01/msg00009.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00004.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-05/msg00000.html
    http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=123678756409861&w=2
    http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=126583436323697&w=2
    http://osvdb.org/50512
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-1018.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-1025.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/32991
    http://secunia.com/advisories/33015
    http://secunia.com/advisories/33710
    http://secunia.com/advisories/34233
    http://secunia.com/advisories/34447
    http://secunia.com/advisories/34605
    http://secunia.com/advisories/34889
    http://secunia.com/advisories/35065
    http://secunia.com/advisories/37386
    http://secunia.com/advisories/38539
    http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200911-02.xml
    http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-244988-1
    http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-486.htm
    http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-012.htm
    http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&DocumentOID=829914&poid=
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0016.html
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0369.html
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0445.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32892
    http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-340A.html
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3339
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0424
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0672
    http://www116.nortel.com/pub/repository/CLARIFY/DOCUMENT/2009/03/024431-01.pdf
    http://xs-sniper.com/blog/2008/12/17/sun-fixes-gifars/
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5924
    http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Feb/msg00003.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-01/msg00009.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00004.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-05/msg00000.html
    http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=123678756409861&w=2
    http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=126583436323697&w=2
    http://osvdb.org/50512
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-1018.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-1025.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/32991
    http://secunia.com/advisories/33015
    http://secunia.com/advisories/33710
    http://secunia.com/advisories/34233
    http://secunia.com/advisories/34447
    http://secunia.com/advisories/34605
    http://secunia.com/advisories/34889
    http://secunia.com/advisories/35065
    http://secunia.com/advisories/37386
    http://secunia.com/advisories/38539
    http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200911-02.xml
    http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-244988-1
    http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-486.htm
    http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-012.htm
    http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&DocumentOID=829914&poid=
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0016.html
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0369.html
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0445.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32892
    http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-340A.html
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3339
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0424
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0672
    http://www116.nortel.com/pub/repository/CLARIFY/DOCUMENT/2009/03/024431-01.pdf
    http://xs-sniper.com/blog/2008/12/17/sun-fixes-gifars/
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5924

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High