CVE-2009-1104
The Java Plug-in in Java SE Development Kit (JDK) and Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 5.0 Update 17 and earlier; 6 Update 12 and earlier; and 1.4.2_19 and earlier does not prevent Javascript that is loaded from the localhost from connecting to other ports on the system, which allows user-assisted attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via LiveConnect, aka CR 6724331. NOTE: this vulnerability can be leveraged with separate cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities for remote attack vectors.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 5.8 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-16
- EPSS score
- 2.2% (82th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2009-1105)
- Published
- March 25, 2009
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2009-1105 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- sun / java
References
- http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&objectID=c01745133
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00001.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00003.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-07/msg00001.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=124344236532162&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34495
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34496
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35156
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35255
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35416
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36185
- 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=1-21-118669-19-1(Patch)
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-254611-1(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-108.htm
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-109.htm
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0392.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0394.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1038.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34240
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021920
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1426
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49457
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6584
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1198.html
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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