CVE-2008-5356

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.

Category

9.3
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 4.80% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory sun.com 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 opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
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References

Link Tags
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-244987-1 patch vendor advisory
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://secunia.com/advisories/34259 third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0672 vdb entry
http://osvdb.org/50516 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://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=757 third party advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-012.htm
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://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/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://secunia.com/advisories/35065 third party advisory
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
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6494 vdb entry signature
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-340A.html third party advisory us government resource
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
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47103 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/33187 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32991 third party advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-485.htm
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32608 vdb entry
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-2008-5356?
CVE-2008-5356 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-5356?
To fix CVE-2008-5356, 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-2008-5356 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-5356 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~5% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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