CVE-2008-5355
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2008-5355 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | mitre |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2008-12-05 11:30:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC |
| 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. |
Risk And Classification
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
LowAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
CompleteIntegrity
CompleteAvailability
CompleteAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Sun | Jdk | 5.0 | update_1 | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Jdk | 5.0 | update_10 | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Jdk | 5.0 | update_11 | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Jdk | 5.0 | update_12 | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Jdk | 5.0 | update_13 | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Jdk | 5.0 | update_14 | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Jdk | 5.0 | update_15 | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Jdk | 5.0 | update_2 | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Jdk | 5.0 | update_3 | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Jdk | 5.0 | update_4 | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Jdk | 5.0 | update_5 | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Jdk | 5.0 | update_6 | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Jdk | 5.0 | update_7 | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Jdk | 5.0 | update_8 | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Jdk | 5.0 | update_9 | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Jdk | 6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Jdk | 6 | update_1 | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Jdk | 6 | update_2 | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Jdk | 6 | update_3 | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Jdk | 6 | update_4 | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Jdk | 6 | update_5 | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Jdk | 6 | update_6 | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Jdk | 6 | update_7 | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Jdk | 6 | update_8 | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Jdk | 6 | update_9 | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Jdk | All | update_16 | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Jdk | All | update_10 | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Jre | 1.4.2_1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Jre | 1.4.2_10 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Jre | 1.4.2_11 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Jre | 1.4.2_12 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Jre | 1.4.2_13 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Jre | 1.4.2_14 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Jre | 1.4.2_15 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Jre | 1.4.2_16 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Jre | 1.4.2_17 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Jre | 1.4.2_2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Jre | 1.4.2_3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Jre | 1.4.2_4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Jre | 1.4.2_5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Jre | 1.4.2_6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Jre | 1.4.2_7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Jre | 1.4.2_8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Jre | 1.4.2_9 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Jre | 5.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Jre | 5.0 | update_1 | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Jre | 5.0 | update_10 | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Jre | 5.0 | update_11 | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Jre | 5.0 | update_12 | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Jre | 5.0 | update_13 | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Jre | 5.0 | update_14 | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Jre | 5.0 | update_15 | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Jre | 5.0 | update_2 | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Jre | 5.0 | update_3 | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Jre | 5.0 | update_4 | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Jre | 5.0 | update_5 | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Jre | 5.0 | update_6 | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Jre | 5.0 | update_7 | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Jre | 5.0 | update_8 | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Jre | 5.0 | update_9 | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Jre | 6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Jre | 6 | update_1 | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Jre | 6 | update_2 | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Jre | 6 | update_3 | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Jre | 6 | update_4 | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Jre | 6 | update_5 | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Jre | 6 | update_6 | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Jre | 6 | update_7 | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Jre | 6 | update_8 | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Jre | 6 | update_9 | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Jre | All | All | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Jre | All | update_16 | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Jre | All | update_10 | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Sdk | 1.4.2_1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Sdk | 1.4.2_10 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Sdk | 1.4.2_11 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Sdk | 1.4.2_12 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Sdk | 1.4.2_13 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Sdk | 1.4.2_14 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Sdk | 1.4.2_15 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Sdk | 1.4.2_16 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Sdk | 1.4.2_17 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Sdk | 1.4.2_2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Sdk | 1.4.2_3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Sdk | 1.4.2_4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Sdk | 1.4.2_5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Sdk | 1.4.2_6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Sdk | 1.4.2_7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Sdk | 1.4.2_8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Sdk | 1.4.2_9 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Sdk | All | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Repository / Oval Repository | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | oval.cisecurity.org | |
| osvdb.org/50498 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | osvdb.org | |
| Sun Java Runtime Environment Java Update Fails to Validate Digital Signatures - SecurityTracker | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securitytracker.com | |
| Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.vupen.com | |
| Gentoo Linux Documentation -- Sun JDK/JRE: Multiple vulnerabilites | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | security.gentoo.org | |
| Gentoo updates for sun-jre-bin, sun-jdk, blackdown-jre, blackdown-jdk, and emul-linux-x86-java - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| Nortel: Technical Support: Nortel Response to Sun Java Runtime Environment and Java Development Kit Multiple Security Vulnerabilities | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | support.nortel.com | |
| US-CERT Technical Cyber Security Alert TA08-340A -- Sun Java Updates for Multiple Vulnerabilities | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.us-cert.gov | US Government Resource |
| #244989: The Java Runtime Environment (JRE) "Java Update" Mechanism Does Not Check the Digital Signature of the JRE that it Downloads | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | sunsolve.sun.com | Patch, Vendor Advisory |
| www116.nortel.com/pub/repository/CLARIFY/DOCUMENT/2009/03/024431-01.pdf | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www116.nortel.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.