CVE-2009-2476

N/A Unknown
Published: August 10, 2009 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

The Java Management Extensions (JMX) implementation in Sun Java SE 6 before Update 15, and OpenJDK, does not properly enforce OpenType checks, which allows context-dependent attackers to bypass intended access restrictions by leveraging finalizer resurrection to obtain a reference to a privileged object.

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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: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Sep/msg00000.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-10/msg00001.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/36162
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36176
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36180
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37386
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200911-02.xml
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-125139-16-1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:209
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2543
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=513220
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10381
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1200.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1201.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00310.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00325.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://java.sun.com/javase/6/webnotes/6u15.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Sep/msg00000.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-10/msg00001.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/36162
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36176
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36180
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37386
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200911-02.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-125139-16-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:209
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2543
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=513220
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10381
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1200.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1201.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00310.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00325.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

34 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
1.7%
82th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-264

Affected Vendors

sun

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