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.

• CWE-287

• https://osvdb.org/50498
• https://secunia.com/advisories/37386
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200911-02.xml
• https://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-244989-1Patch, Vendor Advisory
• https://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&DocumentOID=829914&poid=
• https://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021315
• https://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-340A.htmlUS Government Resource
• https://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3339
• https://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
• https://osvdb.org/50498
• https://secunia.com/advisories/37386
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200911-02.xml
• https://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-244989-1Patch, Vendor Advisory
• https://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&DocumentOID=829914&poid=
• https://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021315
• https://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-340A.htmlUS Government Resource
• https://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3339
• https://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

Published

Dec 5, 2008

Last Modified

Jun 16, 2026

Status

Modified

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