CVE-2009-1896

Description

The Java Web Start framework in IcedTea in OpenJDK before 1.6.0.0-20.b16.fc10 on Fedora 10, and before 1.6.0.0-27.b16.fc11 on Fedora 11, trusts an entire application when at least one of the listed jar files is trusted, which allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code without the untrusted-code restrictions via a crafted application, related to NetX.

References

Link	Tags
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=512101
http://secunia.com/advisories/36162	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:209	vendor advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00310.html	vendor advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00325.html	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-1896?: CVE-2009-1896 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-1896?: To fix CVE-2009-1896, 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-2009-1896 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2009-1896 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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Description

Category

CWE-264 – Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

References

Frequently Asked Questions