CVE-2009-3884

Description

The TimeZone.getTimeZone method 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 files via vectors related to handling of zoneinfo (aka tz) files, aka Bug Id 6824265.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.37% Top 25%

Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory sun.com Vendor Advisory sun.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=530300	vendor advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3970
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3969
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200911-02.xml	vendor advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Dec/msg00000.html	vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11686	vdb entry signature
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6960	vdb entry signature
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

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-3884?: CVE-2009-3884 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-3884?: To fix CVE-2009-3884, 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-2009-3884 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2009-3884 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. 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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