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CVE-2009-1083
Sun Java System Identity Manager (IdM) 7.0 through 8.0 on Linux, AIX, Solaris, and HP-UX permits "control characters" in the passwords of…
High9.0EPSS 3.7%
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Description
Sun Java System Identity Manager (IdM) 7.0 through 8.0 on Linux, AIX, Solaris, and HP-UX permits "control characters" in the passwords of user accounts, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via vectors involving "resource adapters."
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High9.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 3.7% · top 10% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 9.0.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (7)
- 253267 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTx_transferred
- 1021881 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 34191 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- http://blogs.sun.com/security/entry/sun_alert_253267_sun_java (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- ADV-2009-0797 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-140935-01-1 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 34380 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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