CVE-2008-5662

Multiple buffer overflows in Sun Java Wireless Toolkit (WTK) for CLDC 2.5.2 and earlier allow downloaded programs to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors.

Published: 2008-12-17 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2008-5662 is rated High Risk (66.6/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.45%). High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-5662

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 2025-05-08 2.56% 2.45% -0.11%
2 2025-03-30 3.77% 2.56% -1.21%
3 2025-03-29 — 3.77% —

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-5662

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.3 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/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:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
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.
 8.6 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-5662

NVD evaluator notes for CVE-2008-5662

Solution: Per http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-247566-1 These issues are addressed in the following releases: * Sun Java Wireless Toolkit for CLDC 2.5.2_01 or later Sun Java Wireless Toolkit for CLDC is available at: * http://java.sun.com/products/sjwtoolkit/

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-5662

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
sun java_wireless_toolkit_for_cldc <= 2.5.2 cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_wireless_toolkit_for_cldc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun java_wireless_toolkit_for_cldc 1.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_wireless_toolkit_for_cldc:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun java_wireless_toolkit_for_cldc 2.2 cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_wireless_toolkit_for_cldc:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun java_wireless_toolkit_for_cldc 2.5 cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_wireless_toolkit_for_cldc:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun java_wireless_toolkit_for_cldc 2.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_wireless_toolkit_for_cldc:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-5662

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