CVE-2008-5355 — Improper Authentication in JDK

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication5 documents5 sources
Severity
10.0CRITICALNVD
EPSS
15.9%
top 5.23%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
3
SUN JDKSUN JRESUN SDK
Timeline
PublishedDec 5
Latest updateMay 17

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.

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:L/C:C/I:C/A:CExploitability: 10.0 | Impact: 10.0

Affected Packages3 packages

▶NVDsun/jdk5.0+3
▶NVDsun/jre1.4.2_18+21
▶NVDsun/sdk1.4.2_18+17

Patches

Patch: sunsolve.sun.com ↗Patch: sunsolve.sun.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-vxv3-8pcw-fwgr: The "Java Update" feature for Java Runtime Environment (JRE) for Sun JDK and JRE 6 Update 10 and earlier; JDK and JRE 5↗2022-05-17
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CVEList
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↗2008-12-05
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Red Hat
JRE allows arbitrary code execution via DNS mitm attacks↗2008-12-04
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💬Community

1
Bugzilla
CVE-2008-5355 JRE allows arbitrary code execution via DNS mitm attacks↗2008-12-05
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