VDB-2693 · CVE-2006-6009 · XFDB 30304

Sun JRE/JDK up to 5.0.7 Runtime Environment Swing Library information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Sun JRE and JDK up to 5.0.7. It has been classified as critical. This impacts an unknown function of the component Runtime Environment Swing Library. The manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2006-6009. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Sun JRE and JDK up to 5.0.7 (Programming Language Software). This issue affects an unknown code block of the component Runtime Environment Swing Library. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) Swing library in JDK and JRE 5.0 Update 7 and earlier allows attackers to obtain certain information via unknown attack vectors, related to an untrusted applet accessing data in other applets.

The bug was discovered 11/14/2006. The weakness was presented 11/15/2006 by Tom Hawtin (Website). The advisory is shared at sunsolve.sun.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2006-6009 since 11/21/2006. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at sunsolve.sun.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (30304), SecurityFocus (BID 21077†), OSVDB (30414†), Secunia (SA22910†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1017229†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Productinfo

Type

Programming Language Software

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License

free

Support

end of life (old version)

Website

Vendor: https://www.oracle.com/sun/

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.6

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.6
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: sunsolve.sun.com

Timelineinfo

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11/15/2006 +1 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: sunsolve.sun.com⛔
Researcher: Tom Hawtin
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2006-6009 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-6009
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-2693
X-Force: 30304 - Sun Java Runtime Environment Swing library information disclosure, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 21077 - Sun Java Runtime Environment Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Secunia: 22910 - Sun Java JRE Swing Library Applet Security Bypass, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 30414 - Sun Java JRE Swing Library Applet Privilege Escalation
SecurityTracker: 1017229
Vulnerability Center: 13101 - Sun JRE and JDK Swing Library Information Disclosure, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2006-4523

Entryinfo

Created: 11/20/2006 13:18
Updated: 04/28/2026 00:41
Changes: 11/20/2006 13:18 (84), 07/10/2019 18:38 (1), 04/28/2026 00:41 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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