CVE-2008-5360

Description

Java Runtime Environment (JRE) for Sun JDK and JRE 6 Update 10 and earlier; JDK and JRE 5.0 Update 16 and earlier; SDK and JRE 1.4.2_18 and earlier; and SDK and JRE 1.3.1_23 and earlier creates temporary files with predictable file names, which allows attackers to write malicious JAR files via unknown vectors.

6.4

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 2.84% Top 15%

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Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=126583436323697&w=2	mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-484.htm	third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00004.html	mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34259	third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0672	vdb entry third party advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-1018.html	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33015	third party advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-012.htm	third party advisory
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	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-244986-1	patch vendor advisory
http://www116.nortel.com/pub/repository/CLARIFY/DOCUMENT/2009/03/024431-01.pdf	third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-01/msg00009.html	mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=123678756409861&w=2	mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/38539	third party advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6596	vdb entry third party advisory signature
http://secunia.com/advisories/34972	third party advisory
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-0466.html	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-03/msg00001.html	mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35065	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33528	third party advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021316	vdb entry third party advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-1025.html	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3339	vdb entry third party advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47045	mailing list vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0445.html	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0016.html	third party advisory 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=	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34605	third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-05/msg00000.html	mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0015.html	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33187	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32991	third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32608	vdb entry third party 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-2008-5360?: CVE-2008-5360 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-5360?: To fix CVE-2008-5360, 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-2008-5360 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2008-5360 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.