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

Description

The proxy mechanism 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 bypass intended access restrictions and connect to arbitrary sites via unspecified vectors, related to a declaration that lacks the final keyword.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

4.8% · top 8.0% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.

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)

• 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
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:8558 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_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
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10263 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• 35943 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• 36180 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 56785 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_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
• sun-jre-proxy-security-bypass(52338) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_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

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.