CVE-2008-5356
N/A
Published: December 5, 2008 at 11:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:59 PM UTC
3 products affected across 1 vendorJREJDKSDK
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 9%
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in 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 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted TrueType font file.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v ≤ 5.0v ≤ 65.0 update_15.0 update_105.0 update_115.0 update_125.0 update_135.0 update_145.0 update_155.0 update_25.0 update_35.0 update_45.0 update_55.0 update_65.0 update_75.0 update_85.0 update_966 update_16 update_26 update_36 update_46 update_56 update_66 update_76 update_86 update_9update_10update_16
v ≤ 1.4.2_18v ≤ 5.0v ≤ 61.4.2_11.4.2_101.4.2_111.4.2_121.4.2_131.4.2_141.4.2_151.4.2_161.4.2_171.4.2_21.4.2_31.4.2_41.4.2_51.4.2_61.4.2_71.4.2_81.4.2_95.05.0 update_15.0 update_105.0 update_115.0 update_125.0 update_135.0 update_145.0 update_155.0 update_25.0 update_35.0 update_45.0 update_55.0 update_65.0 update_75.0 update_85.0 update_966 update_16 update_26 update_36 update_46 update_56 update_66 update_76 update_86 update_9update_10update_16
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-01/msg00009.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-03/msg00001.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00004.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-05/msg00000.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=123678756409861&w=2
References (37)
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSE
Source: [email protected]
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=757Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-01/msg00009.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-03/msg00001.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00004.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-05/msg00000.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_HP
Source: [email protected]
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=123678756409861&w=2Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_HP
Source: [email protected]
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=126583436323697&w=2Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-119
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