CVE-2009-1104

Description

The Java Plug-in in Java SE Development Kit (JDK) and Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 5.0 Update 17 and earlier; 6 Update 12 and earlier; and 1.4.2_19 and earlier does not prevent Javascript that is loaded from the localhost from connecting to other ports on the system, which allows user-assisted attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via LiveConnect, aka CR 6724331. NOTE: this vulnerability can be leveraged with separate cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities for remote attack vectors.

Category

5.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 3.69% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory hp.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory marc.info Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory sun.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
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References

Link Tags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-07/msg00001.html vendor advisory
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&objectID=c01745133 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35156 third party advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-109.htm
http://secunia.com/advisories/37460 third party advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49457 vdb entry
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200911-02.xml vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1038.html vendor advisory
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1198.html vendor advisory
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=124344236532162&w=2 vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0394.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34495 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36185 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35255 third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1426 vdb entry
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00003.html vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0392.html vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34240 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/34496 third party advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021920 vdb entry
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-254611-1 patch vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35416 third party advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-118669-19-1 patch
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-108.htm
http://secunia.com/advisories/37386 third party advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6584 vdb entry signature
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00001.html vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-1104?
CVE-2009-1104 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-1104?
To fix CVE-2009-1104, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2009-1104 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2009-1104 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~4% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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