CVE-2009-2690

Sun Java SE 6 <Update 15 - Info Disclosure

Title source: llm

Description

The encoder in Sun Java SE 6 before Update 15, and OpenJDK, grants read access to private variables with unspecified names, which allows context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive information via an untrusted (1) applet or (2) application.

References (17)

[Vendor Advisory] https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1200.html

[Vendor Advisory] https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1201.html

[Vendor Advisory] http://java.sun.com/javase/6/webnotes/6u15.html

[Mailing List] http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Sep/msg00000.html

[Mailing List] http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-10/msg00001.html

[Vendor Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/36162

[Vendor Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/36176

[Vendor Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/36180

[Patch] http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-125139-16-1

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:209

[Vendor Advisory] https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00310.html

[Vendor Advisory] https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00325.html

[Third Party Advisory] http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200911-02.xml

[Issue Tracking] https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=513223

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9443

[Third Party Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/37386

[Third Party Advisory] http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2543

Scores

EPSS 0.0437

EPSS Percentile 88.8%

Classification

CWE

CWE-264

Status draft

Affected Products (2)

sun/java_se < 6

sun/openjdk

Timeline

Published Aug 10, 2009

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026