CVE-2008-5355

CriticalCVSS 10.0/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

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 2.0 10.0/10AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Weakness enumeration

CWE-287

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Dec 5, 2008
Last modified: Jun 16, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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