CVE-2006-6009 Information disclosure in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published 21 Nov 2006 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Attackers can exploit an untrusted applet to access sensitive data from other applets in the Java Swing library, requiring user interaction to load the malicious applet.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2006-6009?

CVE-2006-6009 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Sun Jdk, published on 21 Nov 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Unspecified vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) Swing library in JDK and JRE 5.0 Update 7 and earlier allows attackers to obtain certain information via unknown attack vectors, related to an untrusted applet accessing data in other applets.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-6009?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Sun Jdk, Sun Jre.

How do I fix CVE-2006-6009?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-6009 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2006-6009 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-6009 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Sun Jdk vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-76f6-r3ww-rr8c.