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CVE Reference: CVE-2008-5355
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CVE-2008-5355

Description:
The "Java Update" feature for Java Runtime Environment (JRE) for Sun JDK and JRE 6 Update 10 and earlier; JDK and JRE 5.0 Update 16 and earlier; and SDK and JRE 1.4.2_18 and earlier does not verify the signature of the JRE that is downloaded, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via DNS man-in-the-middle attacks.

CVE Status:
Candidate

References:

SUNALERT
  http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-244989-1

ST
  1021315

OSVDB
  50498

GENTOO
  http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200911-02.xml

CONFIRM
  http://www116.nortel.com/pub/repository/CLARIFY/DOCUMENT/2009/03/024431-01.pdf
  http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&DocumentOID=829914&poid=

CERT
  http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-340A.html


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