CVE-2009-2672

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, does not prevent access to browser cookies by untrusted (1) applets and (2) Java Web Start applications, which allows remote attackers to hijack web sessions via unspecified vectors.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 12.99% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory marc.info Vendor Advisory sun.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory sun.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
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References

Link Tags
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1200.html vendor advisory
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1199.html vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2543 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/37460 third party advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200911-02.xml vendor advisory
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=125787273209737&w=2 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36199 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36248 third party advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7723 vdb entry signature
http://java.sun.com/javase/6/webnotes/6u15.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-294A.html third party advisory us government resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35943 vdb entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9359 vdb entry signature
http://secunia.com/advisories/36180 third party advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52337 vdb entry
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuoct2009-096303.html
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-125136-16-1 patch vendor advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-263409-1 patch vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36176 third party advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022659 vdb entry
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-10/msg00001.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37300 third party advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Sep/msg00000.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-11/msg00002.html vendor advisory
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1201.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-08/msg00003.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37386 third party advisory
http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/ReleaseNotes.html#150_20
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-2672?
CVE-2009-2672 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-2672?
To fix CVE-2009-2672, 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-2009-2672 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2009-2672 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~13% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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