CVE-2008-5356 describes a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in Sun JDK, JRE, and SDK versions 6 Update 10 and earlier, 5.0 Update 16 and earlier, and 1.4.2_18 and earlier. This critical vulnerability, with a CVSS score of 9.3, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by enticing a user to open a specially crafted TrueType font file. Despite its high severity and potential for complete compromise (C:C/I:C/A:C), there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, 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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