# CVE-2008-5349: Unspecified vulnerability in Java Runtime Environment (JRE) for Sun JDK and JRE 6 Update 10 and earlier, and JDK and JRE 5.0 Update 16 and e

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2008-12-05 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Unspecified vulnerability in Java Runtime Environment (JRE) for Sun JDK and JRE 6 Update 10 and earlier, and JDK and JRE 5.0 Update 16 and earlier, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a crafted RSA public key.

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## References

- http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&objectID=c01745133
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34259
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47064
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-1018.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33015
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-012.htm
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-491.htm
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504010/100/0/threaded
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200911-02.xml
- http://www116.nortel.com/pub/repository/CLARIFY/DOCUMENT/2009/03/024431-01.pdf
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35255
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34972
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-0466.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-03/msg00001.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1426
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-1025.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3339
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0016.html
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-340A.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33709
- http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&DocumentOID=829914&poid=
- http://osvdb.org/50504
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5843
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-10/msg00001.html

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