JRE allows arbitrary code execution via DNS mitm attacks
Published Dec 5, 2008
10.0
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 8.19%
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.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 5.0
- ≤ 6
- 5.0
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- 6
- ≤ 1.4.2_18
- ≤ 5.0
- ≤ 6
- 1.4.2_1
- 1.4.2_2
- 1.4.2_3
- 1.4.2_4
- 1.4.2_5
- 1.4.2_6
- 1.4.2_7
- 1.4.2_8
- 1.4.2_9
- 1.4.2_10
- 1.4.2_11
- 1.4.2_12
- 1.4.2_13
- 1.4.2_14
- 1.4.2_15
- 1.4.2_16
- 1.4.2_17
- 5.0
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- 6
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- 6
- ≤ 1.4.2_18
- 1.4.2_1
- 1.4.2_2
- 1.4.2_3
- 1.4.2_4
- 1.4.2_5
- 1.4.2_6
- 1.4.2_7
- 1.4.2_8
- 1.4.2_9
- 1.4.2_10
- 1.4.2_11
- 1.4.2_12
- 1.4.2_13
- 1.4.2_14
- 1.4.2_15
- 1.4.2_16
- 1.4.2_17
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 8.19% (0.08189) | 94.70th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 8.19% (0.08189) | 94.13th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 14, 2026 | 15.92% (0.15924) | 94.65th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Aug 20, 2025 | 17.77% (0.17772) | 94.85th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 10.73% (0.10728) | 92.65th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 16.96% (0.16964) | 91.67th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 10.73% (0.10728) | 92.78th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 14.24% (0.14241) | 95.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 11.08% (0.11078) | 94.19th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 11.27% (0.11270) | 95.02th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 11.27% (0.11270) | 94.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 11.27% (0.11270) | 88.71th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (14)
- http://osvdb.org/50498 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37386 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200911-02.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-244989-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTPatchVendor Advisory
- http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&DocumentOID=829914&poid= x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021315 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-340A.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3339 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- http://www116.nortel.com/pub/repository/CLARIFY/DOCUMENT/2009/03/024431-01.pdf x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-5355 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=474795 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5355
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5664 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-5355
Change history (0)
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