CVE-2008-5356
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…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (8.91%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 8.91% probability · 95th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- sun/jdk · sun/jre · sun/sdk
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- 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=1-26-244987-1Patch, 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
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.