VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2008-5355
CVSS score10 HIGH
EPSS probability8.19%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2008-12-05
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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.
Weakness classification
- CWE-287: Improper Authentication