CVE-2009-2475

Description

Sun Java SE 5.0 before Update 20 and 6 before Update 15, and OpenJDK, might allow context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive information via vectors involving static variables that are declared without the final keyword, related to (1) LayoutQueue, (2) Cursor.predefined, (3) AccessibleResourceBundle.getContents, (4) ImageReaderSpi.STANDARD_INPUT_TYPE, (5) ImageWriterSpi.STANDARD_OUTPUT_TYPE, (6) the imageio plugins, (7) DnsContext.debug, (8) RmfFileReader/StandardMidiFileWriter.types, (9) AbstractSaslImpl.logger, (10) Synth.Region.uiToRegionMap/lowerCaseNameMap, (11) the Introspector class and a cache of BeanInfo, and (12) JAX-WS, a different vulnerability than CVE-2009-2673.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.70% Top 30%
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Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1200.html vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=513215
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1199.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36162 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2543 vdb entry
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200911-02.xml vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36199 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-125139-16-1 patch
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
http://java.sun.com/javase/6/webnotes/6u15.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/36180 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-118667-22-1 patch vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36176 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00325.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-10/msg00001.html vendor advisory
http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/ReleaseNotes.html vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10221 signature vdb entry
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Sep/msg00000.html vendor advisory
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1201.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37386 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-2475?
CVE-2009-2475 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-2475?
To fix CVE-2009-2475, 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-2009-2475 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2009-2475 is being actively exploited. 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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