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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2008-5343: Sun JDK/JRE: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2008-5343: Sun JDK/JRE: Multiple vulnerabilities

Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:P/A:P)
Published
12/05/2008
Created
07/25/2018
Added
10/30/2017
Modified
10/30/2017

Description

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.

Solution(s)

  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-app-emulation-emul-linux-x86-java
  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-dev-java-blackdown-jdk
  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-dev-java-blackdown-jre
  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-dev-java-sun-jdk
  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-dev-java-sun-jre-bin

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