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Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2009-2671

Original release date:08/05/2009
Last revised:10/23/2012
Source: US-CERT/NIST

Overview

The SOCKS proxy implementation in Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE) in JDK and JRE 6 before Update 15, and JDK and JRE 5.0 before Update 20, allows remote attackers to discover the username of the account that invoked an untrusted (1) applet or (2) Java Web Start application via unspecified vectors.

Impact

CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
CVSS v2 Base Score:5.0 (MEDIUM) (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) (legend)
Impact Subscore: 2.9
Exploitability Subscore: 10.0
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Network exploitable
Access Complexity: Low

**NOTE: Access Complexity scored Low due to insufficient information

Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Allows unauthorized disclosure of information

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US-CERT Technical Alert: TA09-294A
Name: TA09-294A
External Source: SUNALERT
Name: 263409
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-125136-16-1
Type: Patch Information
External Source: FEDORA
Name: FEDORA-2009-8337
External Source: FEDORA
Name: FEDORA-2009-8329
External Source: REDHAT
Name: RHSA-2009:1201
External Source: REDHAT
Name: RHSA-2009:1200
External Source: REDHAT
Name: RHSA-2009:1199
External Source: XF
Name: sun-jre-socks-info-disclosure(52336)
External Source: VUPEN
Name: ADV-2009-3316
External Source: VUPEN
Name: ADV-2009-2543
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html
External Source: SECTRACK
Name: 1022659
External Source: BID
Name: 35943
External Source: BUGTRAQ
Name: 20091120 VMSA-2009-0016 VMware vCenter and ESX update release and vMA patch release address multiple security issue in third party components
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuoct2009-096303.html
External Source: MANDRIVA
Name: MDVSA-2009:209
External Source: GENTOO
Name: GLSA-200911-02
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 37460
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 37386
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 37300
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 36248
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 36199
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 36180
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 36176
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 36162
External Source: OVAL
Name: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:8259
External Source: OVAL
Name: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11115
External Source: HP
Name: HPSBUX02476
External Source: HP
Name: HPSBUX02476
External Source: SUSE
Name: SUSE-SA:2009:053
External Source: SUSE
Name: SUSE-SR:2009:016
External Source: SUSE
Name: SUSE-SA:2009:043
External Source: APPLE
Name: APPLE-SA-2009-09-03-1
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://java.sun.com/javase/6/webnotes/6u15.html
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/ReleaseNotes.html#150_20

References to Check Content

Identifier:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11115
Check System:http://oval.mitre.org/XMLSchema/oval-definitions-5
Identifier:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:8259
Check System:http://oval.mitre.org/XMLSchema/oval-definitions-5

Vulnerable software and versions

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spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:sun:jdk:6:update_1
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:sun:jdk:6:update_10
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:sun:jdk:6:update_11
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:sun:jdk:6:update_2
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:sun:jdk:6:update_3
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:sun:jdk:6:update_4
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:sun:jdk:6:update_5
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:sun:jdk:6:update_6
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:sun:jdk:6:update_7
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:sun:jdk:6:update_8
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:sun:jdk:6:update_9
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:sun:jre:6:update_1
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:sun:jre:6:update_10
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:sun:jre:6:update_11
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:sun:jre:6:update_12
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:sun:jre:6:update_2
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:sun:jre:6:update_3
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:sun:jre:6:update_4
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:sun:jre:6:update_5
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:sun:jre:6:update_6
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:sun:jre:6:update_7
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:sun:jre:6:update_8
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:sun:jre:6:update_9
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:sun:jdk:6:update_12
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:sun:jdk:6:update_13 and previous versions
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:sun:jre:6:update_13 and previous versions
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:sun:jre:5.0:update_12
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:sun:jre:5.0:update_13
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:sun:jre:5.0:update_10
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:sun:jre:5.0:update_11
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:sun:jre:5.0:update_16
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:sun:jre:5.0:update_17
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:sun:jre:5.0:update_2
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:sun:jre:5.0:update_1
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:sun:jre:5.0:update_15
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:sun:jre:5.0:update_14
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:sun:jre:5.0:update_3
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:sun:jre:5.0:update_4
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:sun:jre:5.0:update_5
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:sun:jre:5.0:update_6
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:sun:jre:5.0:update_7
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:sun:jre:5.0:update_8
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:sun:jre:5.0:update_9
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:sun:jre:5.0:update_19
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:sun:jdk:5.0:update_1
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:sun:jdk:5.0:update_2
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:sun:jdk:5.0:update_17
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:sun:jdk:5.0:update_16
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:sun:jdk:5.0:update_10
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:sun:jdk:5.0:update_11
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:sun:jdk:5.0:update_12
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:sun:jdk:5.0:update_13
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:sun:jdk:5.0:update_14
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:sun:jdk:5.0:update_15
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:sun:jdk:5.0:update_3
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:sun:jdk:5.0:update_4
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:sun:jdk:5.0:update_5
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:sun:jdk:5.0:update_6
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:sun:jdk:5.0:update_7
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:sun:jdk:5.0:update_8
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:sun:jdk:5.0:update_9
* Denotes Vulnerable Software

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