CVE-2008-5355

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.

Risk Information

Base Score

9.8

MODERATE

Vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS Score

Exploitation Probability

17.772

Associated Vulnerability

Vulnerability	OS Platform
Multiple vulnerabilities affected in Java jdk (x64) 6(x64)	Windows
Multiple vulnerabilities affected in Java jdk 6	Windows
Multiple vulnerabilities affected in Java jre (x64) 6(x64)	Windows
Multiple vulnerabilities affected in Java jre 6	Windows

Patch Details

No records found

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1234
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-1234