CVE-2008-5355
The "Java Update" feature for Java Runtime Environment (JRE) for Sun JDK and JRE 6 Update 10 and...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2008-5355- CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2008-5355- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-5332 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2008-5332- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vxv3-8pcw-fwgr No score
The "Java Update" feature for Java Runtime Environment (JRE) for Sun JDK and JRE 6 Update 10 and...
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.
- Record
GHSA-vxv3-8pcw-fwgr- Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2008-5355 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) in Sun Jdk, published December 5, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 8.19%, the 94th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
securitytracker.com/id?1021315
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5664
security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200911-02.xml
www116.nortel.com/pub/repository/CLARIFY/DOCUMENT/2009/03/024431-01.pdf
sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-244989-1
vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3339