Access Restriction Bypass Affecting openjdk-21-openj9 package, versions <0.59.0-r1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
3.43% (88th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CHAINGUARDLATEST-OPENJDK21OPENJ9-17199532
  • published6 Jun 2026
  • disclosed5 Dec 2008

Introduced: 5 Dec 2008

CVE-2008-5351  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-264  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Chainguard openjdk-21-openj9 to version 0.59.0-r1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream openjdk-21-openj9 package and not the openjdk-21-openj9 package as distributed by Chainguard. See How to fix? for Chainguard relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

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