CVE-2009-3884
MEDIUM · CVSS 5.0EPSS 3.0%EU EUVD
The TimeZone.getTimeZone method in Sun Java SE 5.0 before Update 22 and 6 before Update 17, and OpenJDK, allows remote attackers to determine the existence of local files via vectors related to handling of zoneinfo (aka tz) files, aka Bug Id 6824265.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 5.0 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N- EPSS score
- 3.0% (87th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2009-3855)
- Published
- November 9, 2009
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2009-3855 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
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References
- http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/ReleaseNotes.html(Vendor Advisory)
- http://java.sun.com/javase/6/webnotes/6u17.html(Vendor Advisory)
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Dec/msg00000.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Dec/msg00001.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37386
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37581
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200911-02.xml
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3969
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3970
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:084
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=530300(Vendor Advisory)
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11686
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6960
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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