Sun JRE/JDK 1.5.0/1.6.0 access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Sun JRE and JDK. This impacts an unknown function. This manipulation causes access control. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2009-2673. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Sun JRE and JDK (Programming Language Software). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-264. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The 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.

The weakness was disclosed 08/04/2009 by Gregory Fleischer (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2009-2673. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 43774 (CentOS 5 : java-1.6.0-openjdk (CESA-2009:1201)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CentOS Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 185074 (HP-UX Running Java Multiple Vulnerabilities (HPSBUX02476)).

Upgrading to version 5.0 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (52338), Tenable (43774), SecurityFocus (BID 35943†), OSVDB (56785†) and Secunia (SA36162†). The entries VDB-4002, VDB-50583, VDB-50582 and VDB-50581 are pretty similar. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 43774
Nessus Name: CentOS 5 : java-1.6.0-openjdk (CESA-2009:1201)
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OpenVAS ID: 64613
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Core 11 FEDORA-2009-8329 (java-1.6.0-openjdk)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: JRE/JDK 5.0

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08/03/2009 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Researcher: Gregory Fleischer
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2009-2673 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-2673
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-49267

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X-Force: 52338
SecurityFocus: 35943 - Sun Java Runtime Environment Proxy Mechanism Implementation Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 36162
OSVDB: 56785 - Sun Java JDK / JRE Proxy Mechanism Implementation Arbitrary Host Connection
SecurityTracker: 1022659
Vulnerability Center: 23238 - Sun Java Runtime Environment Proxy Mechanism Implementation Remote Restrictions Bypass, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 05/14/2025 17:54
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (66), 02/13/2017 10:15 (9), 08/13/2021 12:37 (4), 08/13/2021 12:45 (1), 12/29/2024 01:49 (18), 05/14/2025 17:54 (1)
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