Description
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.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 7.5/10
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:PAffected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- 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
Timeline
- Published
- Nov 5, 2009
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified