CVE-2008-5356

Published: Dec 5, 2008Modified: Apr 23, 2026

9.3

Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability: 8.6 / Impact: 10.0

Source: NVD

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.

Affected (91)

Products: Sun: Jdk, Jre, Sdk

3 products

Configuration A

91 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Sun Jdk	Up to 6
Sun Jdk	Up to 5.0
Sun Jdk	Version 5.0 update_10
Sun Jdk	Version 5.0 update_11
Sun Jdk	Version 5.0 update_12
Sun Jdk	Version 5.0 update_13
Sun Jdk	Version 5.0 update_14
Sun Jdk	Version 5.0 update_15
Sun Jdk	Version 5.0 update_1
Sun Jdk	Version 5.0 update_2
Sun Jdk	Version 5.0 update_3
Sun Jdk	Version 5.0 update_4
Sun Jdk	Version 5.0 update_5
Sun Jdk	Version 5.0 update_6
Sun Jdk	Version 5.0 update_7
Sun Jdk	Version 5.0 update_8
Sun Jdk	Version 5.0 update_9
Sun Jdk	Version 6
Sun Jdk	Version 6 update_1
Sun Jdk	Version 6 update_2
Sun Jdk	Version 6 update_3
Sun Jdk	Version 6 update_4
Sun Jdk	Version 6 update_5
Sun Jdk	Version 6 update_6
Sun Jdk	Version 6 update_7
Sun Jdk	Version 6 update_8
Sun Jdk	Version 6 update_9
Sun Jre	Up to 1.4.2_18
Sun Jre	Up to 6
Sun Jre	Up to 5.0
Sun Jre	Version 1.4.2_10
Sun Jre	Version 1.4.2_11
Sun Jre	Version 1.4.2_12
Sun Jre	Version 1.4.2_13
Sun Jre	Version 1.4.2_14
Sun Jre	Version 1.4.2_15
Sun Jre	Version 1.4.2_16
Sun Jre	Version 1.4.2_17
Sun Jre	Version 1.4.2_1
Sun Jre	Version 1.4.2_2
Sun Jre	Version 1.4.2_3
Sun Jre	Version 1.4.2_4
Sun Jre	Version 1.4.2_5
Sun Jre	Version 1.4.2_6
Sun Jre	Version 1.4.2_7
Sun Jre	Version 1.4.2_8
Sun Jre	Version 1.4.2_9
Sun Jre	Version 5.0
Sun Jre	Version 5.0 update_10
Sun Jre	Version 5.0 update_11
Sun Jre	Version 5.0 update_12
Sun Jre	Version 5.0 update_13
Sun Jre	Version 5.0 update_14
Sun Jre	Version 5.0 update_15
Sun Jre	Version 5.0 update_1
Sun Jre	Version 5.0 update_2
Sun Jre	Version 5.0 update_3
Sun Jre	Version 5.0 update_4
Sun Jre	Version 5.0 update_5
Sun Jre	Version 5.0 update_6
Sun Jre	Version 5.0 update_7
Sun Jre	Version 5.0 update_8
Sun Jre	Version 5.0 update_9
Sun Jre	Version 6
Sun Jre	Version 6 update_1
Sun Jre	Version 6 update_2
Sun Jre	Version 6 update_3
Sun Jre	Version 6 update_4
Sun Jre	Version 6 update_5
Sun Jre	Version 6 update_6
Sun Jre	Version 6 update_7
Sun Jre	Version 6 update_8
Sun Jre	Version 6 update_9
Sun Sdk	Up to 1.4.2_18
Sun Sdk	Version 1.4.2_10
Sun Sdk	Version 1.4.2_11
Sun Sdk	Version 1.4.2_12
Sun Sdk	Version 1.4.2_13
Sun Sdk	Version 1.4.2_14
Sun Sdk	Version 1.4.2_15
Sun Sdk	Version 1.4.2_16
Sun Sdk	Version 1.4.2_17
Sun Sdk	Version 1.4.2_1
Sun Sdk	Version 1.4.2_2
Sun Sdk	Version 1.4.2_3
Sun Sdk	Version 1.4.2_4
Sun Sdk	Version 1.4.2_5
Sun Sdk	Version 1.4.2_6
Sun Sdk	Version 1.4.2_7
Sun Sdk	Version 1.4.2_8
Sun Sdk	Version 1.4.2_9

Related CWEs

CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.

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