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CVE-2008-5355 Details

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-287Improper Authentication[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
sun jdk
<= 5.0
<= 6
5.0 update_1
5.0 update_10
5.0 update_11

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:*:update_16:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:*:update_10:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:5.0:update_1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:5.0:update_10:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:5.0:update_11:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:5.0:update_12:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:5.0:update_13:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:5.0:update_14:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:5.0:update_15:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:5.0:update_2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:5.0:update_3:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:5.0:update_4:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:5.0:update_5:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:5.0:update_6:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:5.0:update_7:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:5.0:update_8:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:5.0:update_9:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:6:update_1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:6:update_2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:6:update_3:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:6:update_4:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:6:update_5:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:6:update_6:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:6:update_7:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:6:update_8:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:6:update_9:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
sun jre
<= 1.4.2_18
<= 5.0
<= 6
1.4.2_1
1.4.2_2

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:*:update_16:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:*:update_10:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:5.0:update_1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:5.0:update_10:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:5.0:update_11:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:5.0:update_12:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:5.0:update_13:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:5.0:update_14:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:5.0:update_15:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:5.0:update_2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:5.0:update_3:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:5.0:update_4:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:5.0:update_5:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:5.0:update_6:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:5.0:update_7:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:5.0:update_8:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:5.0:update_9:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:6:update_1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:6:update_2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:6:update_3:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:6:update_4:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:6:update_5:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:6:update_6:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:6:update_7:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:6:update_8:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:6:update_9:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
sun sdk
<= 1.4.2_18
1.4.2_1
1.4.2_2
1.4.2_3
1.4.2_4

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2008-5355
NVD Published Date:
Dec 5, 2008
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2008-5355 Details - Not Deferred