CVE-2009-3728: sun jre

Modified

Published 09-11-2009Last modified 07-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2009-3728 is a medium (CVSS 5.0) vulnerability in sun jre. EPSS estimates a 3.75% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 89.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority

Routine

Not severe (CVSS 5, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?

CVSS score

5.0/10

010

Medium · v2.0 (NVD)

EPSS score

3.75%

0%100%

Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days

KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.

RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.

Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 4

RHSA-2009:1560 RHSA-2009:1571 RHSA-2009:1584 RHSA-2009:1662

Timeline

09-11-2009
PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
07-08-2024
Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the ICC_Profile.getInstance method in Java Runtime Environment (JRE) in Sun Java SE 5.0 before Update 22 and 6 before Update 17, and OpenJDK, allows remote attackers to determine the existence of local International Color Consortium (ICC) profile files via a .. (dot dot) in a pathname, aka Bug Id 6631533.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

v2.05.0

EPSS trend

Probability

3.75%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

90%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 3.75% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted DirectoryThe product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Sun1 product

jre1.5.0:update1 | 1.5.0:update10 | 1.5.0:update11 | 1.5.0:update12 | 1.5.0:update13 | 1.5.0:update14 | 1.5.0:update15 | 1.5.0:update16 | 1.5.0:update17 | 1.5.0:update18 | 1.5.0:update19 | 1.5.0:update2 | 1.5.0:update20 | 1.5.0:update21 | 1.5.0:update3 | 1.5.0:update4 | 1.5.0:update5 | 1.5.0:update6 | 1.5.0:update7 | 1.5.0:update8 | 1.5.0:update9 | 1.6.0:update_1 | 1.6.0:update_2 | 1.6.0:update_3 | 1.6.0:update10 | 1.6.0:update11 | 1.6.0:update12 | 1.6.0:update13 | 1.6.0:update14 | 1.6.0:update15 | 1.6.0:update16 | 1.6.0:update4 | 1.6.0:update5 | 1.6.0:update6 | 1.6.0:update7 | 1.6.0:update8 | 1.6.0:update9

1 vendor · 1 product

References

13 links

oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6657VDB EntrySignatureX Refsource OVAL
support.apple.com/kb/HT3970X Refsource CONFIRM
support.apple.com/kb/HT3969X Refsource CONFIRM
security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200911-02.xmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource GENTOO
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10520VDB EntrySignatureX Refsource OVAL
lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Dec/msg00000.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource APPLE
lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Dec/msg00001.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource APPLE
secunia.com/advisories/37581Third Party AdvisoryX Refsource SECUNIA
java.sun.com/javase/6/webnotes/6u17.htmlX Refsource CONFIRMVendor Advisory
java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/ReleaseNotes.htmlX Refsource CONFIRMVendor Advisory

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www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:084Vendor AdvisoryX Refsource MANDRIVA
secunia.com/advisories/37386Third Party AdvisoryX Refsource SECUNIA
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=530098X Refsource CONFIRM