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National Vulnerability Database

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CVE-2008-5352 Detail

Description

Integer overflow in the JAR unpacking utility (unpack200) in the unpack library (unpack.dll) in Java Runtime Environment (JRE) for Sun JDK and JRE 6 Update 10 and earlier, and JDK and JRE 5.0 Update 16 and earlier, allows untrusted applications and applets to gain privileges via a Pack200 compressed JAR file that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.


Metrics

 
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CVSS 2.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

National Institute of Standards and Technology
NIST: NVD
Base Score:  9.3 HIGH
Vector:  (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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Hyperlink Resource
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=759
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=759
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-01/msg00009.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-01/msg00009.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-03/msg00001.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-03/msg00001.html
http://osvdb.org/50501
http://osvdb.org/50501
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-1018.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-1018.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-1025.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-1025.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/32991
http://secunia.com/advisories/32991
http://secunia.com/advisories/33015
http://secunia.com/advisories/33015
http://secunia.com/advisories/33528
http://secunia.com/advisories/33528
http://secunia.com/advisories/33709
http://secunia.com/advisories/33709
http://secunia.com/advisories/33710
http://secunia.com/advisories/33710
http://secunia.com/advisories/34259
http://secunia.com/advisories/34259
http://secunia.com/advisories/34972
http://secunia.com/advisories/34972
http://secunia.com/advisories/37386
http://secunia.com/advisories/37386
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200911-02.xml
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200911-02.xml
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-244992-1 Patch  Vendor Advisory 
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-244992-1 Patch  Vendor Advisory 
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-012.htm
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-012.htm
http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&DocumentOID=829914&poid=
http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&DocumentOID=829914&poid=
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0015.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0015.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0016.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0016.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32608
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32608
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021312
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021312
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-340A.html US Government Resource 
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-340A.html US Government Resource 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3339
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3339
http://www116.nortel.com/pub/repository/CLARIFY/DOCUMENT/2009/03/024431-01.pdf
http://www116.nortel.com/pub/repository/CLARIFY/DOCUMENT/2009/03/024431-01.pdf
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6383
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6383
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-0466.html
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-0466.html

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-189 Numeric Errors cwe source acceptance level NIST  

Known Affected Software Configurations Switch to CPE 2.2

Configuration 1 ( hide )
 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:5.0:update_1:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:5.0:update_10:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:5.0:update_11:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:5.0:update_12:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:5.0:update_13:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:5.0:update_14:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:5.0:update_15:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:5.0:update_2:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:5.0:update_3:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:*:update_16:*:*:*:*:*:*
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5.0
 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:6:update_1:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:6:update_2:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:6:update_3:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:6:update_4:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:6:update_5:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:6:update_6:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:6:update_7:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:6:update_8:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:*:update_10:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s) 		Up to (including)
6
 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:5.0:update_1:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:5.0:update_10:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:5.0:update_11:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:5.0:update_12:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:5.0:update_13:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:5.0:update_14:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:5.0:update_15:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:5.0:update_2:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:*:update_16:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s) 		Up to (including)
5.0
 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:6:update_1:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:6:update_2:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:6:update_3:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:6:update_4:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:6:update_5:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:6:update_6:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:6:update_7:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:6:update_8:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:*:update_10:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s) 		Up to (including)
6

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2008-5352
NVD Published Date:
12/05/2008
NVD Last Modified:
04/08/2025
Source:
MITRE