CVE-2008-5358
Java Runtime Environment (JRE) for Sun JDK and JRE 6 Update 10 and earlier might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted GIF file that triggers memory corruption during display of the splash screen, possibly related to…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (7.49%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Java Runtime Environment (JRE) for Sun JDK and JRE 6 Update 10 and earlier might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted GIF file that triggers memory corruption during display of the splash screen, possibly related to splashscreen.dll.
- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 7.49% probability · 94th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- sun/jdk · sun/jre
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=758
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-03/msg00001.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00004.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=123678756409861&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=126583436323697&w=2
- http://osvdb.org/50515
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-1018.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32991
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33015
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33187
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33709
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34233
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34259
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34447
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34605
- 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.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&DocumentOID=829914&poid=
- 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.htmlUS 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/47049
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6319
- http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=758
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.