CVE-2009-2690

N/A Unknown

Published: August 10, 2009 Modified: April 23, 2026

Description

The encoder in Sun Java SE 6 before Update 15, and OpenJDK, grants read access to private variables with unspecified names, which allows context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive information via an untrusted (1) applet or (2) application.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://java.sun.com/javase/6/webnotes/6u15.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Sep/msg00000.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-10/msg00001.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/36162

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/36176

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/36180

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/37386

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200911-02.xml

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-125139-16-1

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:209

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2543

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=513223

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9443

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1200.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1201.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00310.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00325.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://java.sun.com/javase/6/webnotes/6u15.html