CVE-2008-5353

Exp

The 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 does not properly enforce context of ZoneInfo objects during deserialization, which allows remote attackers to run untrusted applets and applications in a privileged context, as demonstrated by "deserializing Calendar objects".

Published: 2008-12-05 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2008-5353 is rated High Exploit Risk (85.2/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 84.81%, 100th percentile). 4 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2008-5353

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
16302 exploit_db edb 2011-01-08 Exploit-DB ↗
16293 exploit_db edb 2010-09-20 Exploit-DB ↗
8753 exploit_db edb 2009-05-20 Exploit-DB ↗
9948 exploit_db edb 2008-12-03 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-5353

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 89.53% 84.81% -4.73%
2 2026-03-14 90.12% 89.53% -0.59%
3 2025-12-08 — 90.12% —

Full EPSS history (16 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-5353

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
10.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 10.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-5353

OS Trackers for CVE-2008-5353

vendor priority summary link
gentoo normal CVE-2008-5353: 1 GLSA(s) (200911-02), 5 atom(s) (app-emulation/emul-linux-x86-java, dev-java/blackdown-jdk, dev-java/blackdown-jre, dev-java/sun-jdk, dev-java/sun-jre-bin); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2008-5353
redhat critical — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-5353
suse medium CVE-2008-5353 severity moderate: SUSE including 3 source package names (java-1_4_2-ibm-1.4.2_sr13-0.1.1, java-1_4_2-ibm-jdbc-1.4.2_sr13-0.1.1, java-1_4_2-ibm-plugin-1.4.2_sr13-0.1.1), 6 product×package rows across 2 product lines (SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11): Fixed 6. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-5353/
ubuntu medium CVE-2008-5353 medium priority: Ubuntu including 3 source packages (openjdk-6, sun-java5, sun-java6), 21 status rows across 7 suites (dapper, gutsy, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, karmic, upstream): released 9, DNE 4, ignored 3, needs-triage 3, not-affected 2. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2008-5353

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-5353

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
sun jdk <= 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:*:update_16:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jdk <= 6 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:*:update_10:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jdk 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:5.0:update_1:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jdk 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:5.0:update_10:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jdk 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:5.0:update_11:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jdk 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:5.0:update_12:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jdk 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:5.0:update_13:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jdk 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:5.0:update_14:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jdk 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:5.0:update_15:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jdk 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:5.0:update_2:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jdk 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:5.0:update_3:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jdk 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:5.0:update_4:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jdk 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:5.0:update_5:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jdk 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:5.0:update_6:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jdk 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:5.0:update_7:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jdk 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:5.0:update_8:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jdk 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:5.0:update_9:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jdk 6 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jdk 6 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:6:update_1:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jdk 6 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:6:update_2:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jdk 6 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:6:update_3:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jdk 6 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:6:update_4:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jdk 6 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:6:update_5:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jdk 6 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:6:update_6:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jdk 6 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:6:update_7:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jdk 6 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:6:update_8:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jdk 6 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:6:update_9:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jre <= 1.4.2_18 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jre <= 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:*:update_16:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jre <= 6 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:*:update_10:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jre 1.4.2_1 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jre 1.4.2_2 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jre 1.4.2_3 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jre 1.4.2_4 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jre 1.4.2_5 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jre 1.4.2_6 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jre 1.4.2_7 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jre 1.4.2_8 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jre 1.4.2_9 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jre 1.4.2_10 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jre 1.4.2_11 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jre 1.4.2_12 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jre 1.4.2_13 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jre 1.4.2_14 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jre 1.4.2_15 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jre 1.4.2_16 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jre 1.4.2_17 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jre 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jre 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:5.0:update_1:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jre 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:5.0:update_10:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jre 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:5.0:update_11:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jre 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:5.0:update_12:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jre 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:5.0:update_13:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jre 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:5.0:update_14:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jre 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:5.0:update_15:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jre 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:5.0:update_2:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jre 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:5.0:update_3:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jre 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:5.0:update_4:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jre 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:5.0:update_5:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jre 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:5.0:update_6:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jre 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:5.0:update_7:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jre 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:5.0:update_8:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jre 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:5.0:update_9:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jre 6 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jre 6 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:6:update_1:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jre 6 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:6:update_2:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jre 6 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:6:update_3:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jre 6 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:6:update_4:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jre 6 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:6:update_5:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jre 6 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:6:update_6:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jre 6 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:6:update_7:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jre 6 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:6:update_8:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jre 6 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:6:update_9:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun sdk <= 1.4.2_18 cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun sdk 1.4.2_1 cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun sdk 1.4.2_2 cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun sdk 1.4.2_3 cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun sdk 1.4.2_4 cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun sdk 1.4.2_5 cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun sdk 1.4.2_6 cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-5353

URL Tags
http://blog.cr0.org/2009/05/write-once-own-everyone.html
http://landonf.bikemonkey.org/code/macosx/CVE-2008-5353.20090519.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-01/msg00009.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-03/msg00001.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00004.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-05/msg00000.html
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=123678756409861&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=126583436323697&w=2
http://osvdb.org/50500
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-1018.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-1025.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/32991
http://secunia.com/advisories/33015
http://secunia.com/advisories/33528
http://secunia.com/advisories/33709
http://secunia.com/advisories/33710
http://secunia.com/advisories/34233
http://secunia.com/advisories/34259
http://secunia.com/advisories/34605
http://secunia.com/advisories/34889
http://secunia.com/advisories/34972
http://secunia.com/advisories/35065
http://secunia.com/advisories/35118
http://secunia.com/advisories/37386
http://secunia.com/advisories/38539
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200911-02.xml
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-244991-1 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-012.htm
http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&DocumentOID=829914&poid=
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0015.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0016.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0445.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/503797/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32608
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021313
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-340A.html US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3339
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0672
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1391
http://www116.nortel.com/pub/repository/CLARIFY/DOCUMENT/2009/03/024431-01.pdf
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6511
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-0466.html
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