CVE-2009-2672

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, does not prevent access to browser cookies by untrusted (1) applets and (2) Java Web Start applications, which allows remote attackers to hijack web sessions via unspecified vectors.

• CWE-264

• http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/ReleaseNotes.html#150_20
• http://java.sun.com/javase/6/webnotes/6u15.html
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Sep/msg00000.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-08/msg00003.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-10/msg00001.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-11/msg00002.html
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=125787273209737&w=2
• http://secunia.com/advisories/36176
• http://secunia.com/advisories/36180
• http://secunia.com/advisories/36199
• http://secunia.com/advisories/36248
• http://secunia.com/advisories/37300
• http://secunia.com/advisories/37386
• http://secunia.com/advisories/37460
• http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200911-02.xml
• http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-125136-16-1Patch, Vendor Advisory
• http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-263409-1Patch, Vendor Advisory
• http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuoct2009-096303.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35943
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022659
• http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-294A.htmlUS Government Resource
• http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2543
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52337
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7723
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9359
• https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1199.html
• https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1200.html
• https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1201.html
• http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/ReleaseNotes.html#150_20
• http://java.sun.com/javase/6/webnotes/6u15.html
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Sep/msg00000.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-08/msg00003.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-10/msg00001.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-11/msg00002.html
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=125787273209737&w=2
• http://secunia.com/advisories/36176
• http://secunia.com/advisories/36180
• http://secunia.com/advisories/36199
• http://secunia.com/advisories/36248
• http://secunia.com/advisories/37300
• http://secunia.com/advisories/37386
• http://secunia.com/advisories/37460
• http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200911-02.xml
• http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-125136-16-1Patch, Vendor Advisory
• http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-263409-1Patch, Vendor Advisory
• http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuoct2009-096303.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35943
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022659
• http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-294A.htmlUS Government Resource
• http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2543
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52337
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7723
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9359
• https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1199.html
• https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1200.html
• https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1201.html

Published

Aug 5, 2009

Last Modified

Jun 16, 2026

Status

Modified

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