9.3
CRITICAL
CVE-2008-5356
Oracle Java Heap-based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in 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 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted TrueType font file.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 5, 2008, 11:30 a.m.

Last Modified :

Sept. 29, 2017, 1:32 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2008-5356 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Sun jre
2 Sun sdk
3 Sun jdk
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2008-5356.

URL Resource
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=757
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-01/msg00009.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-03/msg00001.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/50516
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/33187
http://secunia.com/advisories/33710
http://secunia.com/advisories/34233
http://secunia.com/advisories/34259
http://secunia.com/advisories/34447
http://secunia.com/advisories/34605
http://secunia.com/advisories/34972
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=1-26-244987-1 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-485.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.securityfocus.com/bid/32608
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-340A.html US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3339
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0672
http://www116.nortel.com/pub/repository/CLARIFY/DOCUMENT/2009/03/024431-01.pdf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47103
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6494
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-0466.html

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2008-5356 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2008-5356 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 29, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6494 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6494 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 08, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/47103 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47103 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 23, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=126583436323697&w=2
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 06, 2008

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

43.16 }} 7.59%

score

0.96847

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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