{"uuid": "5bcf086f-e8e8-4c63-a495-2cd67bca6658", "vulnerability_lookup_origin": "1a89b78e-f703-45f3-bb86-59eb712668bd", "author": "9f56dd64-161d-43a6-b9c3-555944290a09", "vulnerability": "CVE-2008-5353", "type": "seen", "source": "https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/multi/browser/java_calendar_deserialize.rb", "content": "{\"aliases\": [], \"arch\": \"java, x86, ppc\", \"author\": [\"sf \", \"hdm \"], \"autofilter_ports\": [], \"autofilter_services\": [], \"check\": false, \"default_credential\": false, \"description\": \"This module exploits a flaw in the deserialization of Calendar objects in the Sun JVM.\\n\\n          The payload can be either a native payload which is generated as an executable and\\n          dropped/executed on the target or a shell from within the Java applet in the target browser.\\n\\n          The affected Java versions are JDK and JRE 6 Update 10 and earlier, JDK and JRE 5.0 Update 16\\n          and earlier, SDK and JRE 1.4.2_18 and earlier (SDK and JRE 1.3.1 are not affected).\", \"disclosure_date\": \"2008-12-03\", \"fullname\": \"exploit/multi/browser/java_calendar_deserialize\", \"is_install_path\": true, \"mod_time\": \"2025-06-23 12:43:46 +0000\", \"name\": \"Sun Java Calendar Deserialization Privilege Escalation\", \"needs_cleanup\": null, \"notes\": {\"Reliability\": [\"unknown-reliability\"], \"SideEffects\": [\"unknown-side-effects\"], \"Stability\": [\"unknown-stability\"]}, \"path\": \"/modules/exploits/multi/browser/java_calendar_deserialize.rb\", \"platform\": \"Java,Linux,OSX,Solaris,Windows\", \"post_auth\": false, \"rank\": 600, \"ref_name\": \"multi/browser/java_calendar_deserialize\", \"references\": [\"CVE-2008-5353\", \"OSVDB-50500\", \"URL-http://slightlyrandombrokenthoughts.blogspot.com/2008/12/calendar-bug.html\", \"URL-http://landonf.bikemonkey.org/code/macosx/CVE-2008-5353.20090519.html\", \"URL-http://blog.cr0.org/2009/05/write-once-own-everyone.html\"], \"rport\": null, \"session_types\": false, \"targets\": [\"Generic (Java Payload)\", \"Windows x86 (Native Payload)\", \"Mac OS X PPC (Native Payload)\", \"Mac OS X x86 (Native Payload)\", \"Linux x86 (Native Payload)\"], \"type\": \"exploit\"}", "creation_timestamp": "2026-09-08T06:49:36.570690Z"}