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CVE-2008-5359

27
FAUCET Score

CVE-2008-5359 describes a critical buffer overflow vulnerability within the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) affecting various versions of Sun JDK, JRE, and SDK. This flaw, specifically tied to a ConvolveOp operation in the Java AWT library, could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable systems. With a CVSS score of 9.3, it represents a high-severity threat due to its network-based attack vector, medium attack complexity, and complete compromise potential (confidentiality, integrity, and availability). Despite its age and high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage, suggesting it is not currently a prevalent threat.

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
10.78%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
95.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.1078 is in the 77th percentile among its peer group of 8,918 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 (12)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Extras for RHEL 3Fixed in: java-1.4.2-ibm-0:1.4.2.13-1jpp.1.el3
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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-1.6.0-ibm-1:1.6.0.3-1jpp.3.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-1.4.2-ibm-0:1.4.2.13-1jpp.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-1.6.0-ibm-1:1.6.0.3-1jpp.1.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-1.4.2-ibm-0:1.4.2.13-1jpp.1.el5
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Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2008-5359Critical

OpenJDK Buffer overflow in image processing (6726779)

Dec 4, 2008

References

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
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/33528
Third Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/33709
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/34605
Third Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/34889
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/47048
Mailing ListThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5841
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-2009-0015.html
Third Party Advisory
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2009-0016.html
Third Party Advisory
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2009-0445.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
zerodayinitiative.com / advisories/ZDI-08-080
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry