Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2009-3881 (CCN-54232)

Assigned:2009-11-03
Published:2009-11-03
Updated:2017-09-19
Summary:Sun Java SE 5.0 before Update 22 and 6 before Update 17, and OpenJDK, does not prevent the existence of children of a resurrected ClassLoader, which allows remote attackers to gain privileges via unspecified vectors, related to an "information leak vulnerability," aka Bug Id 6636650.
CVSS v3 Severity:4.6 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): High
Privileges Required (PR): Low
User Interaction (UI): Required
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Low
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:7.5 High (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
5.5 Medium (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
6.0 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P)
4.4 Medium (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Athentication (Au): Single_Instance
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
6.8 Medium (REDHAT CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
5.0 Medium (REDHAT Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-200
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Access
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2009-3881

Source: CCN
Type: Sun Microsystems Web site
JDK 5.0 Update 22 Release Notes

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Vendor Advisory
http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/ReleaseNotes.html

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Vendor Advisory
http://java.sun.com/javase/6/webnotes/6u17.html

Source: CCN
Type: RHSA-2009-1560
Critical: java-1.6.0-sun security update

Source: CCN
Type: RHSA-2009-1571
Critical: java-1.5.0-sun security update

Source: CCN
Type: RHSA-2009-1584
Important: java-1.6.0-openjdk security update

Source: CCN
Type: RHSA-2009-1662
Low: Red Hat Network Satellite Server Sun Java Runtime security update

Source: SECUNIA
Type: UNKNOWN
37386

Source: GENTOO
Type: UNKNOWN
GLSA-200911-02

Source: MANDRIVA
Type: UNKNOWN
MDVSA-2010:084

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 59917
Sun Java SE Resurrected ClassLoader Children Handling Unspecified Remote Privilege Escalation

Source: CCN
Type: USN-859-1
OpenJDK vulnerabilities

Source: CCN
Type: Red Hat Bugzilla Bug 530173
CVE-2009-3881 OpenJDK resurrected classloaders can still have children (6636650)

Source: CONFIRM
Type: UNKNOWN
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=530173

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
java-classloader-priv-escalation(54232)

Source: OVAL
Type: UNKNOWN
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11484

Source: OVAL
Type: UNKNOWN
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6906

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update10:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update_1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update_11:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update_12:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update_13:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update_14:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update_15:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update_16:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update_17:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update_18:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update_19:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update_2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update_20:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:sun:jre:*:update_21:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version <= 1.5.0)
  • OR cpe:/a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update_3:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update_4:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update_5:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update_6:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update_7:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update_8:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update_9:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:sun:jre:1.6.0:update_1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:sun:jre:1.6.0:update_10:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:sun:jre:1.6.0:update_11:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:sun:jre:1.6.0:update_12:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:sun:jre:1.6.0:update_13:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:sun:jre:1.6.0:update_14:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:sun:jre:1.6.0:update_15:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:sun:jre:*:update_16:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version <= 1.6.0)
  • OR cpe:/a:sun:jre:1.6.0:update_2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:sun:jre:1.6.0:update_3:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:sun:jre:1.6.0:update_4:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:sun:jre:1.6.0:update_5:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:sun:jre:1.6.0:update_6:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:sun:jre:1.6.0:update_7:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:sun:jre:1.6.0:update_8:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:sun:jre:1.6.0:update_9:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:sun:openjdk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration RedHat 1:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration RedHat 2:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5::client:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration RedHat 3:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5::server:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:sun:openjdk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • AND
  • cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_extras:4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5:*:client:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:20093881
    V
    		CVE-2009-3881
    2015-11-16
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:28898
    P
    		RHSA-2009:1584 -- java-1.6.0-openjdk security update (Important)
    2015-08-17
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:13907
    P
    		USN-859-1 -- openjdk-6 vulnerabilities
    2014-06-30
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:22949
    P
    		ELSA-2009:1560: java-1.6.0-sun security update (Critical)
    2014-05-26
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:22979
    P
    		ELSA-2009:1584: java-1.6.0-openjdk security update (Important)
    2014-05-26
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:22032
    P
    		ELSA-2009:1571: java-1.5.0-sun security update (Critical)
    2014-05-26
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6906
    V
    		OpenJDK Resurrected Classloaders Can Still Have Children
    2014-01-20
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11484
    V
    		Sun Java SE 5.0 before Update 22 and 6 before Update 17, and OpenJDK, does not prevent the existence of children of a resurrected ClassLoader, which allows remote attackers to gain privileges via unspecified vectors, related to an "information leak vulnerability," aka Bug Id 6636650.
    2013-04-29
    oval:com.redhat.rhsa:def:20091584
    P
    		RHSA-2009:1584: java-1.6.0-openjdk security update (Important)
    2009-11-16
    oval:com.redhat.rhsa:def:20091571
    P
    		RHSA-2009:1571: java-1.5.0-sun security update (Critical)
    2009-11-10
    oval:com.redhat.rhsa:def:20091560
    P
    		RHSA-2009:1560: java-1.6.0-sun security update (Critical)
    2009-11-09
    BACK
    sun jre 1.5.0 update10
    sun jre 1.5.0 update_1
    sun jre 1.5.0 update_11
    sun jre 1.5.0 update_12
    sun jre 1.5.0 update_13
    sun jre 1.5.0 update_14
    sun jre 1.5.0 update_15
    sun jre 1.5.0 update_16
    sun jre 1.5.0 update_17
    sun jre 1.5.0 update_18
    sun jre 1.5.0 update_19
    sun jre 1.5.0 update_2
    sun jre 1.5.0 update_20
    sun jre * update_21
    sun jre 1.5.0 update_3
    sun jre 1.5.0 update_4
    sun jre 1.5.0 update_5
    sun jre 1.5.0 update_6
    sun jre 1.5.0 update_7
    sun jre 1.5.0 update_8
    sun jre 1.5.0 update_9
    sun jre 1.6.0 update_1
    sun jre 1.6.0 update_10
    sun jre 1.6.0 update_11
    sun jre 1.6.0 update_12
    sun jre 1.6.0 update_13
    sun jre 1.6.0 update_14
    sun jre 1.6.0 update_15
    sun jre * update_16
    sun jre 1.6.0 update_2
    sun jre 1.6.0 update_3
    sun jre 1.6.0 update_4
    sun jre 1.6.0 update_5
    sun jre 1.6.0 update_6
    sun jre 1.6.0 update_7
    sun jre 1.6.0 update_8
    sun jre 1.6.0 update_9
    sun openjdk *
    sun openjdk *
    redhat rhel extras 4
    redhat enterprise linux 5
    redhat enterprise linux 5