The audio system in Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE) in JDK and JRE 6 before Update 15, and JDK and JRE 5.0 before Update 20, does not…

Description

The audio system in Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE) in JDK and JRE 6 before Update 15, and JDK and JRE 5.0 before Update 20, does not prevent access to java.lang.System properties by (1) untrusted applets and (2) Java Web Start applications, which allows context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive information by reading these properties.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

3.3% · top 11% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.

Weakness

• n/a
• CWE-264 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-264 and its CVEs

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (36)

• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:8022 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• RHSA-2009:1200 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• RHSA-2009:1199 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• 36162 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• ADV-2009-2543 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• 37460 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• GLSA-200911-02 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
• http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• HPSBUX02476 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HPx_transferred
• 263408 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTx_transferred
• 36199 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 36248 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• MDVSA-2009:209 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
• FEDORA-2009-8329 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
• 56788 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
• 1022658 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
• http://java.sun.com/javase/6/webnotes/6u15.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 20091120 VMSA-2009-0016 VMware vCenter and ESX update release and vMA patch release address multiple security issue in third party components (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• TA09-294A (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTx_transferred
• 36180 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuoct2009-096303.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-125136-16-1 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 36176 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• FEDORA-2009-8337 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11326 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• SUSE-SR:2009:016 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• 37300 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• APPLE-SA-2009-09-03-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
• SUSE-SA:2009:053 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• RHSA-2009:1201 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• SUSE-SA:2009:043 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• 37386 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• jre-jdk-audiosystem-priv-escalation(52306) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
• http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/ReleaseNotes.html#150_20 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• ADV-2009-3316 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• 35939 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_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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Record last updated 7 Aug 2024, 05:59 UTC.