The SOCKS proxy implementation in Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE) in JDK and JRE 6 before Update 15, and JDK and JRE 5.0 before Update…

Description

The SOCKS proxy implementation in Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE) in JDK and JRE 6 before Update 15, and JDK and JRE 5.0 before Update 20, allows remote attackers to discover the username of the account that invoked an untrusted (1) applet or (2) Java Web Start application via unspecified vectors.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

4.3% · top 8.8% of all CVEs (5 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

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (35)

• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11115 (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
• sun-jre-socks-info-disclosure(52336) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_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
• 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
• 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
• 35943 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_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
• 263409 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTx_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
• 1022659 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_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
• 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
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:8259 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_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.