Auth bypass in Sun Jdk

CVE-2008-5355

The "Java Update" feature for 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 does not verify the signature of the JRE that is downloaded, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via DNS man-in-the-middle attacks.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.082 (94.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

  • Sun Jdk — versions 5.0, 6
  • Sun Jre — versions 1.4.2_1, 1.4.2_2, 1.4.2_3
  • Sun Sdk — versions 1.4.2_1, 1.4.2_2, 1.4.2_3
  • N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

References