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    CVE-2008-5355

    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.

    Published:Dec 4, 2008
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Dec 5, 2008
    EPSS Score:0.15924
    CVSS Score:10

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Sun
    Product
    Jdk
    Vendor
    Sun
    Product
    Jre
    Vendor
    Sun
    Product
    Sdk

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-287 Improper Authentication

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    References

    http://osvdb.org/50498
    http://secunia.com/advisories/37386
    http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200911-02.xml
    http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-244989-1
    http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&DocumentOID=829914&poid=
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021315
    http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-340A.html
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3339
    http://www116.nortel.com/pub/repository/CLARIFY/DOCUMENT/2009/03/024431-01.pdf
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5664
    http://osvdb.org/50498
    http://secunia.com/advisories/37386
    http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200911-02.xml
    http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-244989-1
    http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&DocumentOID=829914&poid=
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021315
    http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-340A.html
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3339
    http://www116.nortel.com/pub/repository/CLARIFY/DOCUMENT/2009/03/024431-01.pdf
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5664

    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