9.3

CVE-2008-5358: sun jdk

Modified
AliasesCGA-25wx-pqrq-4crgCGA-2c8r-pm3p-gc65CGA-2cx7-w23q-vv55
Published 05-12-2008Last modified 07-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2008-5358 is a high (CVSS 9.3) vulnerability in sun jdk. EPSS estimates a 7.46% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 9.3, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
9.3/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
7.46%
0%100%
Low · -0.03 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 2 · Related 1
RHSA-2008:1018RHSA-2009:0369CGA-G2VM-646C-XX89

Timeline

  1. 05-12-2008
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

7.46%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

94%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

Decrease -0.03 pp

From 7.49% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Chainguard39 products
  • openjdk-11-openj9< 0.59.0-r2
  • openjdk-11-openj9-dbg< 0.59.0-r2
  • openjdk-11-openj9-default-jdk< 0.59.0-r2
  • openjdk-11-openj9-default-jvm< 0.59.0-r2
  • openjdk-11-openj9-doc< 0.59.0-r2
Sun2 products
  • jdk≤ 6 | 6 | 6:update_1 | 6:update_2 | 6:update_3 | 6:update_4 | 6:update_5 | 6:update_6 | 6:update_7 | 6:update_8
  • jre≤ 6 | 6 | 6:update_1 | 6:update_2 | 6:update_3 | 6:update_4 | 6:update_5 | 6:update_6 | 6:update_7 | 6:update_8

2 vendors · 41 products

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