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CVE-2008-5356

Published: 5 December 2008

Heap-based buffer overflow in 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 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted TrueType font file.

Notes

AuthorNote
kees
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-244987-1
6751322
vulnerable source not included in the open source JDK

Priority

Medium

Status

Package Release Status
openjdk-6
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
dapper Does not exist

gutsy Does not exist

hardy Not vulnerable
(code not present)
intrepid Not vulnerable
(code not present)
jaunty Not vulnerable
(6b14-0ubuntu4)
karmic Not vulnerable
(6b14-0ubuntu4)
upstream Needs triage

sun-java5
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
dapper Ignored
(end of life)
gutsy Ignored
(end of life, was needed)
hardy
Released (1.5.0-22-0ubuntu0.8.04)
intrepid
Released (1.5.0-19-0ubuntu0.8.10)
jaunty
Released (1.5.0-19-0ubuntu0.9.04)
karmic Does not exist

upstream Needs triage

sun-java6
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
dapper Does not exist

gutsy Ignored
(end of life, was needed)
hardy
Released (6-17-0ubuntu1.8.04)
intrepid
Released (6-14-0ubuntu1.8.10)
jaunty
Released (6-16-0ubuntu1.9.04)
karmic
Released (6-15-1)
upstream Needs triage