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.

• 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=1-26-244988-1Patch, Vendor Advisory
• 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.htmlUS Government Resource
• 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=1-26-244988-1Patch, Vendor Advisory
• 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.htmlUS Government Resource
• 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

Published

Dec 5, 2008

Last Modified

Jun 16, 2026

Status

Modified

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