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CVE-2009-2690

Published: Aug 10, 2009 | Modified: Apr 09, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
5 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
RedHat/V2
4.3 LOW
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-2690
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/264.html

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.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
Java_seSun*6 (including)
OpenjdkSun**
Extras for RHEL 4RedHatjava-1.6.0-sun-1:1.6.0.15-1jpp.1.el4*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5RedHatjava-1.6.0-openjdk-1:1.6.0.0-1.2.b09.el5*
Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5RedHatjava-1.6.0-sun-1:1.6.0.15-1jpp.1.el5*
Openjdk-6Ubuntuhardy*
Openjdk-6Ubuntuintrepid*
Openjdk-6Ubuntujaunty*
Openjdk-6Ubuntuupstream*
Sun-java5Ubuntudapper*
Sun-java5Ubuntuhardy*
Sun-java5Ubuntuintrepid*
Sun-java5Ubuntujaunty*
Sun-java6Ubuntuhardy*
Sun-java6Ubuntuintrepid*
Sun-java6Ubuntujaunty*
Sun-java6Ubuntukarmic*
Sun-java6Ubuntulucid*
Sun-java6Ubuntuupstream*

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