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.

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

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Updated: 2024-08-07T10:49:12.369Z

Reserved: 2008-12-04T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2008-5355

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Status : Deferred

Published: 2008-12-05T11:30:00.567

Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Link: CVE-2008-5355

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Critical

Publid Date: 2008-12-04T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2008-5355 - Bugzilla

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