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CVE-2008-5357

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2008-5357 is an integer overflow vulnerability in various versions of Sun JDK, JRE, and SDK that could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. This critical vulnerability, with a CVSS score of 9.3, arises from processing a crafted TrueType font file, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow. 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 (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1.3.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.3.1_2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.3.1_2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.3.1_03CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.3.1_03:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.3.1_04CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.3.1_04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.3.1_05CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.3.1_05:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

9.3HIGH

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

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
10.02%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
95.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.1002 is in the 76th percentile among its peer group of 8,920 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (13)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Extras for RHEL 4Fixed in: java-1.6.0-sun-1:1.6.0.11-1jpp.1.el4
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Extras for RHEL 4Fixed in: java-1.5.0-sun-0:1.5.0.17-1jpp.2.el4
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Extras for RHEL 4Fixed in: java-1.5.0-ibm-1:1.5.0.9-1jpp.4.el4
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Extras for RHEL 4Fixed in: java-1.6.0-ibm-1:1.6.0.4-1jpp.1.el4
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Network Satellite Server v 5.2Fixed in: java-1.5.0-ibm-1:1.5.0.9-1jpp.2.el5
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: java-1.6.0-sun-1:1.6.0.11-1jpp.1.el5
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: java-1.5.0-sun-0:1.5.0.17-1jpp.2.el5
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: java-1.5.0-ibm-1:1.5.0.9-1jpp.2.el5
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: java-1.6.0-ibm-1:1.6.0.4-1jpp.1.el5
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redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4Fixed in: java-1.4.2-ibm
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: java-1.4.2-ibm
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: java-1.4.2-ibm-sap
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: java-1.4.2-ibm-sap

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2008-5357Critical

OpenJDK Truetype Font processing vulnerability (6751322)

Dec 4, 2008

References

labs.idefense.com / intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php
PatchVendor Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2009-01/msg00009.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2009-03/msg00001.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00004.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2009-05/msg00000.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
marc.info
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
marc.info
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
osvdb.org / 50517
Broken Link
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2008-1018.html
Third Party Advisory
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2008-1025.html
Third Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/32991
Third Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/33015
Third Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/33187
Third Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/33710
Third Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/34233
Third Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/34259
Third Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/34447
Third Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/34605
Third Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/34972
Third Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/35065
Third Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/37386
Third Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/38539
Third Party Advisory
security.gentoo.org / glsa/glsa-200911-02.xml
Third Party Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/47050
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6505
Third Party Advisory
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2009-0466.html
Third Party Advisory
sunsolve.sun.com / search/document.do
PatchVendor Advisory
support.avaya.com / elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-485.htm
Third Party Advisory
support.avaya.com / elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-012.htm
Third Party Advisory
support.nortel.com / go/main.jsp
Third Party Advisory
www116.nortel.com / pub/repository/CLARIFY/DOCUMENT/2009/03/024431-01.pdf
Third Party Advisory
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2009-0016.html
Third Party Advisory
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2009-0369.html
Third Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/32608
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
us-cert.gov / cas/techalerts/TA08-340A.html
Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
vupen.com / english/advisories/2008/3339
Third Party Advisory
vupen.com / english/advisories/2009/0672
Third Party Advisory