CVE-2008-5354 describes a critical stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in Sun JDK and JRE versions 6 Update 10 and earlier, 5.0 Update 16 and earlier, and SDK and JRE 1.4.2_18 and earlier. This flaw allows arbitrary code execution through a specially crafted JAR file containing an excessively long Main-Class manifest entry, affecting locally-launched and potentially remote untrusted Java applications. With a CVSS score of 9.3, it presents a severe risk due to its network-based attack vector, medium attack complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:*:update_16:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:*:update_10:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:5.0:update_1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:5.0:update_10:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:5.0:update_11:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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