CVE-2009-2673
HIGH · CVSS 7.5EPSS 4.8%EU EUVD
The proxy mechanism implementation in Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE) in JDK and JRE 6 before Update 15, and JDK and JRE 5.0 before Update 20, allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and connect to arbitrary sites via unspecified vectors, related to a declaration that lacks the final keyword.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 7.5 (v2.0)
- Severity
- HIGH
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-264
- EPSS score
- 4.8% (92th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2009-2666)
- Published
- August 5, 2009
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2009-2666 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- sun / jdk
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References
- http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/ReleaseNotes.html#150_20
- http://java.sun.com/javase/6/webnotes/6u15.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Sep/msg00000.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-08/msg00003.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-10/msg00001.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-11/msg00002.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=125787273209737&w=2
- http://osvdb.org/56785
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36162
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36176
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36180
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36199
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36248
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37300
- 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=1-21-125136-16-1(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-263409-1(Patch)
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:209
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuoct2009-096303.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35943
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022659
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-294A.html(US Government Resource)
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2543
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52338
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10263
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8558
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1199.html
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1200.html
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1201.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00310.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00325.html
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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