# 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

- 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

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.

## What to do

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## References

- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021315
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5664
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200911-02.xml
- http://www116.nortel.com/pub/repository/CLARIFY/DOCUMENT/2009/03/024431-01.pdf
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-244989-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3339
- http://osvdb.org/50498
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-340A.html
- http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&DocumentOID=829914&poid=
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37386

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