CVE-2009-2716 Other in n/a
High 7.5
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2009-2716 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2009-2716 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 10 Aug 2009.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-2716 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-2716/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-2716/index.md)
Attackers can exploit improper version selection in Java SE plugins to leverage vulnerabilities in old zip and certificate handling, causing unspecified impacts.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not stated
- Attackable
- Not stated
- Victim action needed
- Not stated
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2009-2716?
CVE-2009-2716 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 10 Aug 2009.
Official description
The plugin functionality in Sun Java SE 6 before Update 15 does not properly implement version selection, which allows context-dependent attackers to leverage vulnerabilities in "old zip and certificate handling" and have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-2716?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Sun Java Se.
How do I fix CVE-2009-2716?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2009-2716 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-2716 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-w6rq-x735-2wv9.