CVE-2008-5360 Affecting java-1.6.0-ibm package, versions <1:1.6.0.3-1jpp.3.el4


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
2.84% (86th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL10-JAVA160IBM-9877874
  • published28 Apr 2025
  • disclosed4 Dec 2008

Introduced: 4 Dec 2008

CVE-2008-5360  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:10 java-1.6.0-ibm to version 1:1.6.0.3-1jpp.3.el4 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2009:0015.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream java-1.6.0-ibm package and not the java-1.6.0-ibm package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:10 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; SDK and JRE 1.4.2_18 and earlier; and SDK and JRE 1.3.1_23 and earlier creates temporary files with predictable file names, which allows attackers to write malicious JAR files via unknown vectors.

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