CVE-2009-3864 Security feature bypass in n/a
Java Update fails to retrieve new versions on non-English Windows, allowing attackers to exploit older vulnerabilities in the runtime environment.
- 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-2009-3864?
CVE-2009-3864 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, published on 5 Nov 2009. 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
The Java Update functionality in Java Runtime Environment (JRE) in Sun Java SE in JDK and JRE 5.0 before Update 22 and JDK and JRE 6 before Update 17, when a non-English version of Windows is used, does not retrieve available new JRE versions, which allows remote attackers to leverage vulnerabilities in older releases of this software, aka Bug Id 6869694.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-3864?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Microsoft Windows, Sun Jdk, Sun Jre.
How do I fix CVE-2009-3864?
No fix has been published for CVE-2009-3864 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2009-3864 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-3864 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9f95-v5qr-4cqr.