CVE-2008-5343

Java Web Start (JWS) and Java Plug-in with 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 allows remote attackers to make unauthorized network connections and hijack HTTP sessions via a crafted file that validates as both a GIF and a Java JAR file, aka "GIFAR" and CR 6707535.

Score: CVSS 2.0 9.0 Critical
Status: Modified - cve@mitre.org
Published: 2008-12-05
Last modified: 2024-08-07

Affected products

References

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Feb/msg00003.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-01/msg00009.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00004.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-05/msg00000.html
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=123678756409861&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=126583436323697&w=2
http://osvdb.org/50512
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-1018.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-1025.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/32991
http://secunia.com/advisories/33015
http://secunia.com/advisories/33710
http://secunia.com/advisories/34233
http://secunia.com/advisories/34447
http://secunia.com/advisories/34605
http://secunia.com/advisories/34889
http://secunia.com/advisories/35065
http://secunia.com/advisories/37386
http://secunia.com/advisories/38539
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200911-02.xml
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-244988-1
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-486.htm
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-012.htm
http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&DocumentOID=829914&poid=
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0016.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0369.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0445.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32892
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-340A.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3339