CVE - CVE-2009-3866

CVE-ID
CVE-2009-3866	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
The Java Web Start Installer in Sun Java SE in JDK and JRE 6 before Update 17 does not properly use security model permissions when removing installer extensions, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by modifying a certain JNLP file to have a URL field that points to an unintended trusted application, aka Bug Id 6872824.
References
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APPLE:APPLE-SA-2009-12-03-1 URL:http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Dec/msg00000.html APPLE:APPLE-SA-2009-12-03-2 URL:http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Dec/msg00001.html BID:36881 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36881 CONFIRM:http://java.sun.com/javase/6/webnotes/6u17.html CONFIRM:http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3969 CONFIRM:http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3970 GENTOO:GLSA-200911-02 URL:http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200911-02.xml HP:HPSBMU02799 URL:http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=134254866602253&w=2 MISC:http://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-09-077/ OVAL:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6635 URL:https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6635 REDHAT:RHSA-2009:1694 URL:http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1694.html SECUNIA:37231 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/37231 SECUNIA:37239 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/37239 SECUNIA:37386 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/37386 SECUNIA:37581 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/37581 SECUNIA:37841 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/37841 SUNALERT:269870 URL:http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-269870-1 SUSE:SUSE-SA:2009:058 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-11/msg00010.html VUPEN:ADV-2009-3131 URL:http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3131
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Entry Created
20091105	Disclaimer: The entry creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
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Assigned (20091105)
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