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FKIE_CVE-2009-2476

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2009-08-10 18:30 - Updated: 2026-06-16 23:09
Severity
Summary
The Java Management Extensions (JMX) implementation in Sun Java SE 6 before Update 15, and OpenJDK, does not properly enforce OpenType checks, which allows context-dependent attackers to bypass intended access restrictions by leveraging finalizer resurrection to obtain a reference to a privileged object.
References
secalert@redhat.comhttp://java.sun.com/javase/6/webnotes/6u15.htmlVendor Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Sep/msg00000.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-10/msg00001.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/36162Vendor Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/36176Vendor Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/36180Vendor Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/37386
secalert@redhat.comhttp://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200911-02.xml
secalert@redhat.comhttp://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-125139-16-1Patch, Vendor Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:209
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2543
secalert@redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=513220
secalert@redhat.comhttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10381
secalert@redhat.comhttps://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1200.html
secalert@redhat.comhttps://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1201.html
secalert@redhat.comhttps://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00310.html
secalert@redhat.comhttps://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00325.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://java.sun.com/javase/6/webnotes/6u15.htmlVendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Sep/msg00000.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-10/msg00001.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/36162Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/36176Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/36180Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/37386
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200911-02.xml
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-125139-16-1Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:209
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2543
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=513220
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10381
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1200.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1201.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00310.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00325.html
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
sun java_se *
sun openjdk *

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