Description
The Java Web Start implementation in Sun Java SE 6 before Update 17 does not properly handle the interaction between a signed JAR file and a JNLP (1) application or (2) applet, which has unspecified impact and attack vectors, related to a "regression," aka Bug Id 6870531.
References (5)
Core 5
Core References
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=532914
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
signature
x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6794
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_gentoo
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200911-02.xml
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://java.sun.com/javase/6/webnotes/6u17.html
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/37386
Scores
EPSS
0.0045
EPSS Percentile
64.0%
Details
Status
published
Products (2)
sun/jre
1.6.0 update_1 (15 CPE variants)
sun/jre
< 1.6.0
Published
Nov 09, 2009
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026