CVE-2008-5355 | BDVDB-2026-33693 Detail
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.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021315
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5664
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200911-02.xml
- http://www116.nortel.com/pub/repository/CLARIFY/DOCUMENT/2009/03/024431-01.pdf
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-244989-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3339
- http://osvdb.org/50498
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-340A.html
- http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&DocumentOID=829914&poid=
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37386
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.