CVE-2008-5345

What it is

Unspecified vulnerability in Java Runtime Environment (JRE) with Sun JDK and JRE 6 Update 10 and earlier; JDK and JRE 5.0 Update 16 and earlier; SDK and JRE 1.4.2_18 and earlier; and SDK and JRE 1.3.1_23 and earlier allows code that is loaded from a local filesystem to read arbitrary files and make unauthorized connections to localhost via unknown vectors.

At a glance

Exploitability

Can be exploited over the network without logging in. Limited direct impact.

Exploit odds

4.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).

Fix

A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.

Timeline

1. 2008-12-05 11:30 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2. 2026-06-16 22:59 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

• Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
• Exploit odds: 4.1% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
• Severity: 7.5 HIGH (CVSS).
• Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.

Details

Published

2008-12-05 11:30 UTC

Last modified

2026-06-16 22:59 UTC

Exploit probability

4.1% · EPSS, next 30 days

Record status

Modified

Affected

• Sun Jre 1.3.1
• Sun Jre 1.3.1_2
• Sun Jre 1.3.1_03
• Sun Jre 1.3.1_04
• Sun Jre 1.3.1_05
• Sun Jre 1.3.1_06
• Sun Jre 1.3.1_07
• Sun Jre 1.3.1_08

Attack profile CVSS 2.0 · 7.5

Attack vector

Network

Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

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