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CVE-2009-2716

Published: Aug 10, 2009 | Modified: Apr 09, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
7.5 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
6.8 MODERATE
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-2716
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/.html

The plugin functionality in Sun Java SE 6 before Update 15 does not properly implement version selection, which allows context-dependent attackers to leverage vulnerabilities in old zip and certificate handling and have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
Java_seSun*6 (including)
Extras for RHEL 4RedHatjava-1.6.0-sun-1:1.6.0.15-1jpp.1.el4*
Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5RedHatjava-1.6.0-sun-1:1.6.0.15-1jpp.1.el5*
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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