CVE-2009-3728

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the ICC_Profile.getInstance method in Java Runtime Environment (JRE) in Sun Java SE 5.0 before Update 22 and 6 before Update 17, and OpenJDK, allows remote attackers to determine the existence of local International Color Consortium (ICC) profile files via a .. (dot dot) in a pathname, aka Bug Id 6631533.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.70% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory sun.com Vendor Advisory sun.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6657 vdb entry signature
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3970
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3969
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200911-02.xml vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10520 vdb entry signature
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Dec/msg00000.html vendor advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Dec/msg00001.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37581 third party advisory
http://java.sun.com/javase/6/webnotes/6u17.html vendor advisory
http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/ReleaseNotes.html vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:084 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37386 third party advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=530098

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-3728?
CVE-2009-3728 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-3728?
To fix CVE-2009-3728, 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-2009-3728 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2009-3728 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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