First published: Thu Nov 05 2009(Updated: )
The Java Update functionality in Java Runtime Environment (JRE) in Sun Java SE in JDK and JRE 5.0 before Update 22 and JDK and JRE 6 before Update 17, when a non-English version of Windows is used, does not retrieve available new JRE versions, which allows remote attackers to leverage vulnerabilities in older releases of this software, aka Bug Id 6869694.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
Microsoft Windows | ||
Sun JDK | =1.5.0-update1 | |
Sun JDK | =1.5.0-update10 | |
Sun JDK | =1.5.0-update11 | |
Sun JDK | =1.5.0-update11_b03 | |
Sun JDK | =1.5.0-update12 | |
Sun JDK | =1.5.0-update13 | |
Sun JDK | =1.5.0-update14 | |
Sun JDK | =1.5.0-update15 | |
Sun JDK | =1.5.0-update16 | |
Sun JDK | =1.5.0-update17 | |
Sun JDK | =1.5.0-update18 | |
Sun JDK | =1.5.0-update19 | |
Sun JDK | =1.5.0-update2 | |
Sun JDK | =1.5.0-update20 | |
Sun JDK | =1.5.0-update21 | |
Sun JDK | =1.5.0-update3 | |
Sun JDK | =1.5.0-update4 | |
Sun JDK | =1.5.0-update5 | |
Sun JDK | =1.5.0-update6 | |
Sun JDK | =1.5.0-update7 | |
Sun JDK | =1.5.0-update7_b03 | |
Sun JDK | =1.5.0-update8 | |
Sun JDK | =1.5.0-update9 | |
Sun JDK | =1.6.0-update1 | |
Sun JDK | =1.6.0-update1_b06 | |
Sun JDK | =1.6.0-update10 | |
Sun JDK | =1.6.0-update11 | |
Sun JDK | =1.6.0-update12 | |
Sun JDK | =1.6.0-update13 | |
Sun JDK | =1.6.0-update14 | |
Sun JDK | =1.6.0-update15 | |
Sun JDK | =1.6.0-update16 | |
Sun JDK | =1.6.0-update2 | |
Sun JDK | =1.6.0-update3 | |
Sun JDK | =1.6.0-update4 | |
Sun JDK | =1.6.0-update5 | |
Sun JDK | =1.6.0-update6 | |
Sun JDK | =1.6.0-update7 | |
Sun JDK | =1.6.0-update8 | |
Sun JDK | =1.6.0-update9 | |
Sun JRE | =1.5.0-update1 | |
Sun JRE | =1.5.0-update10 | |
Sun JRE | =1.5.0-update11 | |
Sun JRE | =1.5.0-update12 | |
Sun JRE | =1.5.0-update13 | |
Sun JRE | =1.5.0-update14 | |
Sun JRE | =1.5.0-update15 | |
Sun JRE | =1.5.0-update16 | |
Sun JRE | =1.5.0-update17 | |
Sun JRE | =1.5.0-update18 | |
Sun JRE | =1.5.0-update19 | |
Sun JRE | =1.5.0-update2 | |
Sun JRE | =1.5.0-update20 | |
Sun JRE | =1.5.0-update21 | |
Sun JRE | =1.5.0-update3 | |
Sun JRE | =1.5.0-update4 | |
Sun JRE | =1.5.0-update5 | |
Sun JRE | =1.5.0-update6 | |
Sun JRE | =1.5.0-update7 | |
Sun JRE | =1.5.0-update8 | |
Sun JRE | =1.5.0-update9 | |
Sun JRE | =1.6.0-update_1 | |
Sun JRE | =1.6.0-update_2 | |
Sun JRE | =1.6.0-update_3 | |
Sun JRE | =1.6.0-update10 | |
Sun JRE | =1.6.0-update11 | |
Sun JRE | =1.6.0-update12 | |
Sun JRE | =1.6.0-update13 | |
Sun JRE | =1.6.0-update14 | |
Sun JRE | =1.6.0-update15 | |
Sun JRE | =1.6.0-update16 | |
Sun JRE | =1.6.0-update4 | |
Sun JRE | =1.6.0-update5 | |
Sun JRE | =1.6.0-update6 | |
Sun JRE | =1.6.0-update7 | |
Sun JRE | =1.6.0-update8 | |
Sun JRE | =1.6.0-update9 |
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CVE-2009-3864 is classified as a medium severity vulnerability due to its potential exploitation by remote attackers.
To fix CVE-2009-3864, update your Java Runtime Environment to the latest version or apply the most recent security patches.
CVE-2009-3864 affects Java SE in JDK and JRE 5.0 before Update 22 and JDK and JRE 6 before Update 17.
Yes, CVE-2009-3864 can be exploited remotely by attackers leveraging the vulnerability in non-English versions of Windows.
Symptoms of an exploitation of CVE-2009-3864 may include unexpected behavior in Java applications or security notifications regarding Java updates.