CVE-2009-3864

The Java Update functionality in Java Runtime Environment (JRE) in Sun Java SE in JDK and JRE 5.0 before Update 22 and JDK and JRE 6 before Update 17, when a non-English version of Windows is used, does not retrieve available new JRE versions, which allows remote attackers to leverage vulnerabilities in older releases of this software, aka Bug Id 6869694.

• http://java.sun.com/javase/6/webnotes/6u17.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-11/msg00010.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/37231Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/37239
• http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-269868-1Patch, Vendor Advisory
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36881Patch
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3131Patch, Vendor Advisory
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6753
• http://java.sun.com/javase/6/webnotes/6u17.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-11/msg00010.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/37231Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/37239
• http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-269868-1Patch, Vendor Advisory
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36881Patch
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3131Patch, Vendor Advisory
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6753

Published

Nov 5, 2009

Last Modified

Jun 16, 2026

Status

Modified

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