CVE-2008-5349

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in Java Runtime Environment (JRE) for Sun JDK and JRE 6 Update 10 and earlier, and JDK and JRE 5.0 Update 16 and earlier, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a crafted RSA public key.

7.1

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 4.30% Top 15%

Vendor Advisory hp.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory sun.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&objectID=c01745133	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34259	third party advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47064	vdb entry
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://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-491.htm
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504010/100/0/threaded	vendor 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://secunia.com/advisories/35255	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34972	third party advisory
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-0466.html	vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-03/msg00001.html	vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1426	vdb entry
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-1025.html	vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3339	vdb entry
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
http://secunia.com/advisories/33709	third party advisory
http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&DocumentOID=829914&poid=
http://osvdb.org/50504	vdb entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5843	signature vdb entry
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-10/msg00001.html	vendor advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-246286-1	patch vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32991	third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32608	vdb entry
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-10/msg00004.html	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37386	third party advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021309	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-5349?: CVE-2008-5349 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-5349?: To fix CVE-2008-5349, 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-2008-5349 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2008-5349 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~4% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.