CVE-2009-3866

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 3
Modified
Published: 05 Nov 2009, 16:00
Last modified:07 Aug 2024, 06:45

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
high
70/100
CVSS Score
9.3 HIGH
v2.0 (nvd)
EPSS Score
5.66% LOW
6% probability 0.00%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

05 Nov 2009, 16:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
07 Aug 2024, 06:45
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

The Java Web Start Installer in Sun Java SE in JDK and JRE 6 before Update 17 does not properly use security model permissions when removing installer extensions, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by modifying a certain JNLP file to have a URL field that points to an unintended trusted application, aka Bug Id 6872824.

CVSS Metrics

  • v2.0•HIGH•Score: 9.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 5.66%• Percentile: 91%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-264•Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

    Weaknesses in this category are related to the management of permissions, privileges, and other security features that are used to perform access control.

Affected Systems

  • sun•jdk

    1.6.0:update_1 | 1.6.0:update_10 | 1.6.0:update_11 | 1.6.0:update_12 | 1.6.0:update_13 | 1.6.0:update_14 | 1.6.0:update_15 | 1.6.0:update_16 | 1.6.0:update_3 | 1.6.0:update_4 | 1.6.0:update_5 | 1.6.0:update_6 | 1.6.0:update_7 | 1.6.0:update_8 | 1.6.0:update_9

  • sun•jre

    1.6.0:update_1 | 1.6.0:update_10 | 1.6.0:update_11 | 1.6.0:update_12 | 1.6.0:update_13 | 1.6.0:update_14 | 1.6.0:update_15 | 1.6.0:update_16 | 1.6.0:update_2 | 1.6.0:update_3 | 1.6.0:update_4 | 1.6.0:update_5 | 1.6.0:update_6 | 1.6.0:update_7 | 1.6.0:update_8 | 1.6.0:update_9

References (19)