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CVE-2008-5356

HIGH · CVSS 9.3 EPSS 8.91%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2008-12-05 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.3. It affects Java. It may be remotely exploitable.

CVE
CVE-2008-5356
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
9.3
EPSS
8.91%
Java

Original NVD Description

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.