CVE-2009-2673 describes a vulnerability in the proxy mechanism of Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE) in JDK and JRE 6 prior to Update 15, and JDK and JRE 5.0 prior to Update 20. This flaw allows remote attackers to bypass access restrictions and connect to arbitrary websites due to a missing 'final' keyword in a declaration. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability is considered highly severe, allowing for potential compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability with low attack complexity and no authentication required. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:*:update_13:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:5.0:update_1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:5.0:update_10:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:5.0:update_11:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:5.0:update_12:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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