CVE-2009-1896

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Summary

CVECVE-2009-1896
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2009-08-10 18:30:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionThe Java Web Start framework in IcedTea in OpenJDK before 1.6.0.0-20.b16.fc10 on Fedora 10, and before 1.6.0.0-27.b16.fc11 on Fedora 11, trusts an entire application when at least one of the listed jar files is trusted, which allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code without the untrusted-code restrictions via a crafted application, related to NetX.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 10 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Problem Types: CWE-264 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 10 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 11 All All All
Application Sun Openjdk All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
[SECURITY] Fedora 11 Update: java-1.6.0-openjdk-1.6.0.0-27.b16.fc11 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com Vendor Advisory
512101 – (CVE-2009-1896) CVE-2009-1896 openjdk/netx grants privileges for signed jars to bundled unsigned jars af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com
Fedora update for java-1.6.0-openjdk - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 10 Update: java-1.6.0-openjdk-1.6.0.0-20.b16.fc10 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
Advisories | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
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