Sun Java SE prior 5.0 race condition

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A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, has been found in Sun Java SE (Programming Language Software). Affected by this issue is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a race condition vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-362. The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, and the code sequence requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence that is operating concurrently. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Race condition in the java.lang package in Sun Java SE 5.0 before Update 20 has unknown impact and attack vectors, related to a "3Y Race condition in reflection checks."

The weakness was published 08/10/2009 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at sunsolve.sun.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2009-2724. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 08/13/2021). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product decreasing in the near future.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 42834 (GLSA-200911-02 : Sun JDK/JRE: Multiple vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks.

Upgrading to version 5.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (53033), Tenable (42834), SecurityFocus (BID 35922†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-23569†). Similar entries are available at VDB-3956, VDB-43143, VDB-43142 and VDB-43141.

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Class: Race condition
CWE: CWE-362
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Nessus ID: 42834
Nessus Name: GLSA-200911-02 : Sun JDK/JRE: Multiple vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 900819
OpenVAS Name: Sun Java SE Multiple Unspecified Vulnerabilities
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Java SE 5.0

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: sunsolve.sun.com⛔
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CVE: CVE-2009-2724 (🔍)
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X-Force: 53033
SecurityFocus: 35922 - Sun Java SE Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Vulnerability Center: 23569 - Sun Java SE 5.0 before Update 20 java.lang Package 3Y Race Condition in Reflection Checks, Critical

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Created: 03/18/2015 03:15 PM
Updated: 08/13/2021 09:07 PM
Changes: 03/18/2015 03:15 PM (58), 02/15/2017 09:18 AM (9), 08/13/2021 08:59 PM (4), 08/13/2021 09:07 PM (1)
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