CVE-2008-5343

Description

Java Web Start (JWS) and Java Plug-in with 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 allows remote attackers to make unauthorized network connections and hijack HTTP sessions via a crafted file that validates as both a GIF and a Java JAR file, aka "GIFAR" and CR 6707535.

9.0

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 3.43% Top 15%

Vendor Advisory marc.info Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory marc.info Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory sun.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=126583436323697&w=2	vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00004.html	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32892	vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0672	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/34447	third party advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-1018.html	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33015	third party advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-012.htm
http://secunia.com/advisories/34889	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34233	third party advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200911-02.xml	vendor advisory
http://www116.nortel.com/pub/repository/CLARIFY/DOCUMENT/2009/03/024431-01.pdf
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-486.htm
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0369.html	vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-01/msg00009.html	vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=123678756409861&w=2	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/38539	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35065	third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0424	vdb entry
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-1025.html	vendor advisory
http://xs-sniper.com/blog/2008/12/17/sun-fixes-gifars/
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3339	vdb entry
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0445.html	vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0016.html	vendor advisory
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-340A.html	third party advisory us government resource
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5924	vdb entry signature
http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&DocumentOID=829914&poid=
http://secunia.com/advisories/34605	third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-05/msg00000.html	vendor advisory
http://osvdb.org/50512	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/32991	third party advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Feb/msg00003.html	vendor advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-244988-1	patch vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37386	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33710	third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-5343?: CVE-2008-5343 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-5343?: To fix CVE-2008-5343, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2008-5343 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2008-5343 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.