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CVE-2008-5355

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 earl

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Summary

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.

Timeline

  1. CVE published
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Affected versions

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    Version range not reported

References 10

securitytracker.com

oval.cisecurity.org

security.gentoo.org

www116.nortel.com

sunsolve.sun.com

vupen.com

osvdb.org

us-cert.gov

support.nortel.com

secunia.com