CVE-2009-3864

Description

The Java Update functionality in Java Runtime Environment (JRE) in Sun Java SE in JDK and JRE 5.0 before Update 22 and JDK and JRE 6 before Update 17, when a non-English version of Windows is used, does not retrieve available new JRE versions, which allows remote attackers to leverage vulnerabilities in older releases of this software, aka Bug Id 6869694.

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 8.56% Top 10%

Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory sun.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36881	vdb entry patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/37231	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-11/msg00010.html	vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3131	vdb entry patch vendor advisory
http://java.sun.com/javase/6/webnotes/6u17.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/37239	third party advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-269868-1	patch vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6753	vdb entry signature

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-3864?: CVE-2009-3864 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-3864?: To fix CVE-2009-3864, 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-2009-3864 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2009-3864 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~9% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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