CVE-2009-2690

Description

The encoder in Sun Java SE 6 before Update 15, and OpenJDK, grants read access to private variables with unspecified names, which allows context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive information via an untrusted (1) applet or (2) application.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 4.37% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory sun.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1200.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://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-125139-16-1 patch
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9443 vdb entry signature
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=513223
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 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36180 third party advisory 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://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-2009-2690?
CVE-2009-2690 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-2690?
To fix CVE-2009-2690, 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-2009-2690 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2009-2690 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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