CVE-2009-2673

Summary

CVECVE-2009-2673
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2009-08-05 19:30:01 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionThe proxy mechanism implementation in Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE) in JDK and JRE 6 before Update 15, and JDK and JRE 5.0 before Update 20, allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and connect to arbitrary sites via unspecified vectors, related to a declaration that lacks the final keyword.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.5 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-264 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

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

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Sun Jdk 5.0 update_1 All All
Application Sun Jdk 5.0 update_10 All All
Application Sun Jdk 5.0 update_11 All All
Application Sun Jdk 5.0 update_12 All All
Application Sun Jdk 5.0 update_13 All All
Application Sun Jdk 5.0 update_14 All All
Application Sun Jdk 5.0 update_15 All All
Application Sun Jdk 5.0 update_16 All All
Application Sun Jdk 5.0 update_17 All All
Application Sun Jdk 5.0 update_2 All All
Application Sun Jdk 5.0 update_3 All All
Application Sun Jdk 5.0 update_4 All All
Application Sun Jdk 5.0 update_5 All All
Application Sun Jdk 5.0 update_6 All All
Application Sun Jdk 5.0 update_7 All All
Application Sun Jdk 5.0 update_8 All All
Application Sun Jdk 5.0 update_9 All All
Application Sun Jdk 6 update_1 All All
Application Sun Jdk 6 update_10 All All
Application Sun Jdk 6 update_11 All All
Application Sun Jdk 6 update_12 All All
Application Sun Jdk 6 update_2 All All
Application Sun Jdk 6 update_3 All All
Application Sun Jdk 6 update_4 All All
Application Sun Jdk 6 update_5 All All
Application Sun Jdk 6 update_6 All All
Application Sun Jdk 6 update_7 All All
Application Sun Jdk 6 update_8 All All
Application Sun Jdk 6 update_9 All All
Application Sun Jdk All update_13 All All
Application Sun Jre 5.0 update_1 All All
Application Sun Jre 5.0 update_10 All All
Application Sun Jre 5.0 update_11 All All
Application Sun Jre 5.0 update_12 All All
Application Sun Jre 5.0 update_13 All All
Application Sun Jre 5.0 update_14 All All
Application Sun Jre 5.0 update_15 All All
Application Sun Jre 5.0 update_16 All All
Application Sun Jre 5.0 update_17 All All
Application Sun Jre 5.0 update_19 All All
Application Sun Jre 5.0 update_2 All All
Application Sun Jre 5.0 update_3 All All
Application Sun Jre 5.0 update_4 All All
Application Sun Jre 5.0 update_5 All All
Application Sun Jre 5.0 update_6 All All
Application Sun Jre 5.0 update_7 All All
Application Sun Jre 5.0 update_8 All All
Application Sun Jre 5.0 update_9 All All
Application Sun Jre 6 update_1 All All
Application Sun Jre 6 update_10 All All
Application Sun Jre 6 update_11 All All
Application Sun Jre 6 update_12 All All
Application Sun Jre 6 update_2 All All
Application Sun Jre 6 update_3 All All
Application Sun Jre 6 update_4 All All
Application Sun Jre 6 update_5 All All
Application Sun Jre 6 update_6 All All
Application Sun Jre 6 update_7 All All
Application Sun Jre 6 update_8 All All
Application Sun Jre 6 update_9 All All
Application Sun Jre All update_13 All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

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