First published: Wed Oct 21 2009(Updated: )
Directory traversal vulnerability in the ICC_Profile.getInstance method in Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 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 International Color Consortium (ICC) profile files via a .. (dot dot) in a pathname, aka Bug Id 6631533.
Credit: secalert@redhat.com
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
Sun JRE | =1.6.0-update_3 | |
Sun JRE | =1.6.0-update8 | |
Sun JRE | =1.5.0-update18 | |
Sun JRE | =1.5.0-update2 | |
Sun JRE | =1.6.0-update16 | |
Sun JRE | =1.6.0-update_1 | |
Sun JRE | =1.5.0-update13 | |
Sun JRE | =1.6.0-update_2 | |
Sun JRE | =1.6.0-update11 | |
Sun JRE | =1.5.0-update12 | |
Sun JRE | =1.5.0-update8 | |
Sun JRE | =1.5.0-update16 | |
Sun JRE | =1.6.0-update14 | |
Sun JRE | =1.5.0-update21 | |
Sun JRE | =1.6.0-update5 | |
Sun Openjdk | ||
Sun JRE | =1.5.0-update11 | |
Sun JRE | =1.5.0-update15 | |
Sun JRE | =1.6.0-update7 | |
Sun JRE | =1.6.0-update10 | |
Sun JRE | =1.5.0-update7 | |
Sun JRE | =1.6.0-update9 | |
Sun JRE | =1.5.0-update3 | |
Sun JRE | =1.5.0-update20 | |
Sun JRE | =1.5.0-update5 | |
Sun JRE | =1.5.0-update14 | |
Sun JRE | =1.5.0-update6 | |
Sun JRE | =1.6.0-update6 | |
Sun JRE | =1.5.0-update9 | |
Sun JRE | =1.5.0-update1 | |
Sun JRE | =1.6.0-update4 | |
Sun JRE | =1.5.0-update19 | |
Sun JRE | =1.5.0-update10 | |
Sun JRE | =1.6.0-update12 | |
Sun JRE | =1.5.0-update4 | |
Sun JRE | =1.6.0-update15 | |
Sun JRE | =1.6.0-update13 | |
Sun JRE | =1.5.0-update17 |
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CVE-2009-3728 has a high severity rating due to its potential to allow remote attackers to access and determine local file paths.
To mitigate CVE-2009-3728, upgrade to the latest version of the Java Runtime Environment or apply the recommended patches for affected versions.
CVE-2009-3728 affects Sun Java SE 5.0 before Update 22 and 6 before Update 17, along with certain versions of OpenJDK.
CVE-2009-3728 can be exploited by remote attackers to perform directory traversal attacks, potentially exposing sensitive file information.
A potential workaround for CVE-2009-3728 includes restricting access to the affected file areas while planning for a proper upgrade.