CVE-2009-3884 describes a local file existence vulnerability in the TimeZone.getTimeZone method of Sun Java SE 5.0 before Update 22, 6 before Update 17, and OpenJDK. An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit this flaw by manipulating zoneinfo (tz) file handling to determine if specific files exist on the target system. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0 (Medium), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity, requiring no authentication, and resulting in partial confidentiality impact (information disclosure) without affecting integrity or availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:*:update_21:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 1.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:*:update_16:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update_1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update_11:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update_12:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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