CVE-2008-5351

OpenJDK UTF-8 decoder accepts non-shortest form sequences (4486841)

Severity Score

9.1

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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 accepts UTF-8 encodings that are not the "shortest" form, which makes it easier for attackers to bypass protection mechanisms for other applications that rely on shortest-form UTF-8 encodings.

Java Runtime Environment (JRE) en Sun JDK y JRE v6 Update 10 y anteriores; JDK y JRE v5.0 Update 16 y anteriores; y en SDK y JRE v1.4.2_18 y anteriores acepta códigos UTF-8 que no están en la forma "corta", facilitando a los atacantes la evasión de los mecanismos de protección de otras aplicaciones que confían en la codificación UTF-8 en forma corta.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2008-12-04 CVE Reserved
2008-12-05 CVE Published
2024-08-07 CVE Updated
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-264: Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

CAPEC

References (39)

URL	Tag	Source
http://osvdb.org/50502	Vdb Entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/32991	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33015	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33709	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33710	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34233	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34259	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34447	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34605	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34889	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34972	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35065	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37386	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/38539	Third Party Advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-012.htm	X_refsource_confirm
http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&DocumentOID=829914&poid=	X_refsource_confirm
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32608	Vdb Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021311	Vdb Entry
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-340A.html	Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3339	Vdb Entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0672	Vdb Entry
http://www116.nortel.com/pub/repository/CLARIFY/DOCUMENT/2009/03/024431-01.pdf	X_refsource_confirm
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6212	Signature

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-245246-1	2017-09-29

URL	Date	SRC
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-01/msg00009.html	2017-09-29
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-03/msg00001.html	2017-09-29
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00004.html	2017-09-29
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-05/msg00000.html	2017-09-29
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=123678756409861&w=2	2017-09-29
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=126583436323697&w=2	2017-09-29
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-1018.html	2017-09-29
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-1025.html	2017-09-29
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200911-02.xml	2017-09-29
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0016.html	2017-09-29
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0369.html	2017-09-29
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0445.html	2017-09-29
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-0466.html	2017-09-29
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-5351	2009-05-07
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=472213	2009-05-07

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jdk Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk"				<= 5.0 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk" and version " <= 5.0"		update_16		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jdk Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk"				<= 6 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk" and version " <= 6"		update_10		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jdk Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk"				5.0 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk" and version "5.0"		update_1		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jdk Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk"				5.0 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk" and version "5.0"		update_10		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jdk Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk"				5.0 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk" and version "5.0"		update_11		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jdk Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk"				5.0 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk" and version "5.0"		update_12		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jdk Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk"				5.0 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk" and version "5.0"		update_13		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jdk Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk"				5.0 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk" and version "5.0"		update_14		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jdk Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk"				5.0 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk" and version "5.0"		update_15		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jdk Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk"				5.0 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk" and version "5.0"		update_2		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jdk Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk"				5.0 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk" and version "5.0"		update_3		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jdk Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk"				5.0 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk" and version "5.0"		update_4		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jdk Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk"				5.0 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk" and version "5.0"		update_5		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jdk Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk"				5.0 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk" and version "5.0"		update_6		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jdk Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk"				5.0 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk" and version "5.0"		update_7		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jdk Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk"				5.0 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk" and version "5.0"		update_8		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jdk Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk"				5.0 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk" and version "5.0"		update_9		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jdk Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk"				6 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk" and version "6"		-		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jdk Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk"				6 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk" and version "6"		update_1		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jdk Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk"				6 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk" and version "6"		update_2		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jdk Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk"				6 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk" and version "6"		update_3		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jdk Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk"				6 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk" and version "6"		update_4		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jdk Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk"				6 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk" and version "6"		update_5		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jdk Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk"				6 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk" and version "6"		update_6		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jdk Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk"				6 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk" and version "6"		update_7		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jdk Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk"				6 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk" and version "6"		update_8		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jdk Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk"				6 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk" and version "6"		update_9		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jre Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre"				<= 1.4.2_18 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre" and version " <= 1.4.2_18"		-		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jre Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre"				<= 5.0 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre" and version " <= 5.0"		update_16		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jre Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre"				<= 6 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre" and version " <= 6"		update_10		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jre Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre"				1.4.2_1 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre" and version "1.4.2_1"		-		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jre Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre"				1.4.2_2 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre" and version "1.4.2_2"		-		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jre Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre"				1.4.2_3 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre" and version "1.4.2_3"		-		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jre Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre"				1.4.2_4 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre" and version "1.4.2_4"		-		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jre Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre"				1.4.2_5 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre" and version "1.4.2_5"		-		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jre Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre"				1.4.2_6 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre" and version "1.4.2_6"		-		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jre Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre"				1.4.2_7 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre" and version "1.4.2_7"		-		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jre Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre"				1.4.2_8 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre" and version "1.4.2_8"		-		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jre Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre"				1.4.2_9 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre" and version "1.4.2_9"		-		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jre Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre"				1.4.2_10 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre" and version "1.4.2_10"		-		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jre Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre"				1.4.2_11 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre" and version "1.4.2_11"		-		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jre Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre"				1.4.2_12 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre" and version "1.4.2_12"		-		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jre Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre"				1.4.2_13 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre" and version "1.4.2_13"		-		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jre Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre"				1.4.2_14 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre" and version "1.4.2_14"		-		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jre Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre"				1.4.2_15 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre" and version "1.4.2_15"		-		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jre Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre"				1.4.2_16 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre" and version "1.4.2_16"		-		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jre Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre"				1.4.2_17 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre" and version "1.4.2_17"		-		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jre Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre"				5.0 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre" and version "5.0"		-		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jre Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre"				5.0 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre" and version "5.0"		update_1		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jre Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre"				5.0 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre" and version "5.0"		update_10		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jre Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre"				5.0 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre" and version "5.0"		update_11		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jre Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre"				5.0 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre" and version "5.0"		update_12		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jre Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre"				5.0 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre" and version "5.0"		update_13		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jre Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre"				5.0 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre" and version "5.0"		update_14		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jre Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre"				5.0 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre" and version "5.0"		update_15		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jre Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre"				5.0 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre" and version "5.0"		update_2		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jre Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre"				5.0 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre" and version "5.0"		update_3		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jre Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre"				5.0 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre" and version "5.0"		update_4		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jre Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre"				5.0 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre" and version "5.0"		update_5		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jre Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre"				5.0 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre" and version "5.0"		update_6		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jre Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre"				5.0 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre" and version "5.0"		update_7		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jre Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre"				5.0 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre" and version "5.0"		update_8		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jre Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre"				5.0 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre" and version "5.0"		update_9		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jre Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre"				6 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre" and version "6"		-		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jre Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre"				6 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre" and version "6"		update_1		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jre Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre"				6 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre" and version "6"		update_2		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jre Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre"				6 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre" and version "6"		update_3		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jre Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre"				6 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre" and version "6"		update_4		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jre Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre"				6 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre" and version "6"		update_5		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jre Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre"				6 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre" and version "6"		update_6		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jre Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre"				6 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre" and version "6"		update_7		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jre Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre"				6 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre" and version "6"		update_8		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jre Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre"				6 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre" and version "6"		update_9		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Sdk Search vendor "Sun" for product "Sdk"				<= 1.4.2_18 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Sdk" and version " <= 1.4.2_18"		-		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Sdk Search vendor "Sun" for product "Sdk"				1.4.2_1 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Sdk" and version "1.4.2_1"		-		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Sdk Search vendor "Sun" for product "Sdk"				1.4.2_2 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Sdk" and version "1.4.2_2"		-		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Sdk Search vendor "Sun" for product "Sdk"				1.4.2_3 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Sdk" and version "1.4.2_3"		-		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Sdk Search vendor "Sun" for product "Sdk"				1.4.2_4 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Sdk" and version "1.4.2_4"		-		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Sdk Search vendor "Sun" for product "Sdk"				1.4.2_5 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Sdk" and version "1.4.2_5"		-		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Sdk Search vendor "Sun" for product "Sdk"				1.4.2_6 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Sdk" and version "1.4.2_6"		-		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Sdk Search vendor "Sun" for product "Sdk"				1.4.2_7 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Sdk" and version "1.4.2_7"		-		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Sdk Search vendor "Sun" for product "Sdk"				1.4.2_8 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Sdk" and version "1.4.2_8"		-		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Sdk Search vendor "Sun" for product "Sdk"				1.4.2_9 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Sdk" and version "1.4.2_9"		-		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Sdk Search vendor "Sun" for product "Sdk"				1.4.2_10 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Sdk" and version "1.4.2_10"		-		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Sdk Search vendor "Sun" for product "Sdk"				1.4.2_11 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Sdk" and version "1.4.2_11"		-		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Sdk Search vendor "Sun" for product "Sdk"				1.4.2_12 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Sdk" and version "1.4.2_12"		-		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Sdk Search vendor "Sun" for product "Sdk"				1.4.2_13 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Sdk" and version "1.4.2_13"		-		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Sdk Search vendor "Sun" for product "Sdk"				1.4.2_14 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Sdk" and version "1.4.2_14"		-		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Sdk Search vendor "Sun" for product "Sdk"				1.4.2_15 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Sdk" and version "1.4.2_15"		-		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Sdk Search vendor "Sun" for product "Sdk"				1.4.2_16 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Sdk" and version "1.4.2_16"		-		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Sdk Search vendor "Sun" for product "Sdk"				1.4.2_17 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Sdk" and version "1.4.2_17"		-		Affected