CVEvulnerability
CVE-2009-3866
9.3 HIGH
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2009-11-05
- Last modified
- 2026-06-16
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 9.3 HIGH — AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Weaknesses
- CWE-264
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.
Affected configurations
• sun jdk 1.6.0
• sun jre 1.6.0
Related
Weakness · not in database (1)
References
- http://java.sun.com/javase/6/webnotes/6u17.html Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Dec/msg00000.html lists.apple.com
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Dec/msg00001.html lists.apple.com
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-11/msg00010.html lists.opensuse.org
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=134254866602253&w=2 marc.info
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37231 Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37239 secunia.com
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37386 secunia.com
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37581 secunia.com
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37841 secunia.com
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200911-02.xml security.gentoo.org
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-269870-1 Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3969 support.apple.com
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3970 support.apple.com
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1694.html www.redhat.com
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36881 www.securityfocus.com
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3131 Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-09-077/ Patch
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6635 oval.cisecurity.org
- http://java.sun.com/javase/6/webnotes/6u17.html Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Dec/msg00000.html lists.apple.com
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Dec/msg00001.html lists.apple.com
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-11/msg00010.html lists.opensuse.org
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=134254866602253&w=2 marc.info
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37231 Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37239 secunia.com
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37386 secunia.com
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37581 secunia.com
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37841 secunia.com
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200911-02.xml security.gentoo.org
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-269870-1 Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3969 support.apple.com
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3970 support.apple.com
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1694.html www.redhat.com
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36881 www.securityfocus.com
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3131 Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-09-077/ Patch
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6635 oval.cisecurity.org