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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2008-5358: Sun JDK/JRE: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2008-5358: Sun JDK/JRE: Multiple vulnerabilities

Severity

CVSS

(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

Published

12/05/2008

Created

07/25/2018

Added

10/30/2017

Modified

10/30/2017

Description

Java Runtime Environment (JRE) for Sun JDK and JRE 6 Update 10 and earlier might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted GIF file that triggers memory corruption during display of the splash screen, possibly related to splashscreen.dll.

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

References

https://attackerkb.com/topics/cve-2008-5358
32608
TA08-340A
CVE - 2008-5358
200911-02
OVAL6319
RHSA-2008:1018
RHSA-2009:0369
SUSE-SA:2009:018
47049

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