Bug 516812 – CVE-2009-2716 JDK improper version selection

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Bug 516812 - (CVE-2009-2716) CVE-2009-2716 JDK improper version selection

Summary:	CVE-2009-2716 JDK improper version selection

Status:	CLOSED ERRATA

Aliases:	CVE-2009-2716

Product:	Security Response
Classification:	Other
Component:	vulnerability (Show other bugs)
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Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	All Linux

Priority	medium Severity medium
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Assigned To:	Red Hat Product Security
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URL:	http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/det...
Whiteboard:	source=cve,public=20090811,reported=2...
Keywords:	Security

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Reported:	2009-08-11 11:31 EDT by Marc Schoenefeld
Modified:	2015-08-22 11:42 EDT (History)
CC List:	1 user (show)

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Last Closed:	2015-08-22 11:42:58 EDT
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Description Marc Schoenefeld 2009-08-11 11:31:24 EDT

Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures assigned an identifier CVE-2009-2716 to the following vulnerability:

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. 

http://java.sun.com/javase/6/webnotes/6u15.html

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