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Fencer Vulns
high 7.5

CVE-2009-2673 json

The proxy mechanism implementation in Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE) in JDK and JRE 6 before Update 15, and JDK and JRE 5.0 before Upda…

published 2009-08-05 17 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2009-2666

cvss
7.5
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
4.8%
EPSS 4.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 92%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

The proxy mechanism implementation in Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE) in JDK and JRE 6 before Update 15, and JDK and JRE 5.0 before Update 20, allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and connect to arbitrary sites via unspecified vectors, related to a declaration that lacks the final keyword.

Patch / fix

  • oracle java_se 1.7.0, 7.0.0
  • oracle jdk 1.7.0, 7.0.0
  • oracle jre 1.7.0, 7.0.0
  • sun java 1.7.0, 7.0.0
  • sun java_se 1.7.0, 7.0.0
  • sun jdk 1.7.0, 7.0.0
  • sun jre 1.7.0, 7.0.0
  • oracle openjdk 1.7.0, 7.0.0
  • sun openjdk 1.7.0, 7.0.0
  • java-1.6.0-ibm network satellite 5.3 1:1.6.0.7-1jpp.3.el4
  • java-1.6.0-ibm network satellite 5.3 1:1.6.0.7-1jpp.2.el5
  • java-1.5.0-sun network satellite 5.1 1.5.0.22-1jpp.1.el4
  • java-1.6.0-ibm RHEL 4 EXTRAS 1:1.6.0.6-1jpp.3.el4
  • java-1.6.0-ibm RHEL 5 EXTRAS 1:1.6.0.6-1jpp.3.el5
  • java-1.6.0-ibm-src RHEL 4 EXTRAS 1:1.6.0.6-1jpp.3.el4
  • java-1.6.0-ibm-src RHEL 5 EXTRAS 1:1.6.0.6-1jpp.3.el5
  • java-1.6.0-ibm-demo RHEL 4 EXTRAS 1:1.6.0.6-1jpp.3.el4

red hat advisories RHSA-2010:0043RHSA-2009:1662RHSA-2009:1582RHSA-2009:1236RHSA-2009:1201RHSA-2009:1200

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2009-2673 updated cvss 4.3

OpenJDK proxy mechanism allows non-authorized socket connections (6801497)

  • Red Hat Desktop version 4 Extras java-1.6.0-ibm 1.6.0.6-1jpp.3.el4, java-1.5.0-ibm 1.5.0.10-1jpp.4.el4, java-1.5.0-sun 1.5.0.20-1jpp.1.el4, java-1.6.0-sun 1.6.0.15-1jpp.1.el4, java-1.6.0-ibm-src 1.6.0.6-1jpp.3.el4, java-1.5.0-ibm-src 1.5.0.10-1jpp.4.el4, +16 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2009:1236
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) java-1.6.0-openjdk 1.6.0.0-1.2.b09.el5, java-1.6.0-openjdk-src 1.6.0.0-1.2.b09.el5, java-1.6.0-openjdk-demo 1.6.0.0-1.2.b09.el5, java-1.6.0-openjdk-javadoc 1.6.0.0-1.2.b09.el5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2009:1201
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 Extras java-1.6.0-ibm 1.6.0.6-1jpp.3.el4, java-1.5.0-ibm 1.5.0.10-1jpp.4.el4, java-1.5.0-sun 1.5.0.20-1jpp.1.el4, java-1.6.0-sun 1.6.0.15-1jpp.1.el4, java-1.6.0-ibm-src 1.6.0.6-1jpp.3.el4, java-1.5.0-ibm-src 1.5.0.10-1jpp.4.el4, +16 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2009:1236
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) java-1.6.0-openjdk 1.6.0.0-1.2.b09.el5, java-1.6.0-openjdk-src 1.6.0.0-1.2.b09.el5, java-1.6.0-openjdk-demo 1.6.0.0-1.2.b09.el5, java-1.6.0-openjdk-javadoc 1.6.0.0-1.2.b09.el5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2009:1201
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 5) java-1.6.0-ibm 1.6.0.6-1jpp.3.el5, java-1.5.0-ibm 1.5.0.10-1jpp.4.el5, java-1.5.0-sun 1.5.0.20-1jpp.1.el5, java-1.6.0-sun 1.6.0.15-1jpp.1.el5, java-1.6.0-ibm-src 1.6.0.6-1jpp.3.el5, java-1.5.0-ibm-src 1.5.0.10-1jpp.4.el5, +18 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 Extras java-1.6.0-ibm 1.6.0.6-1jpp.3.el4, java-1.5.0-ibm 1.5.0.10-1jpp.4.el4, java-1.5.0-sun 1.5.0.20-1jpp.1.el4, java-1.6.0-sun 1.6.0.15-1jpp.1.el4, java-1.6.0-ibm-src 1.6.0.6-1jpp.3.el4, java-1.5.0-ibm-src 1.5.0.10-1jpp.4.el4, +16 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 5) java-1.6.0-ibm 1.6.0.6-1jpp.3.el5, java-1.5.0-ibm 1.5.0.10-1jpp.4.el5, java-1.5.0-sun 1.5.0.20-1jpp.1.el5, java-1.6.0-sun 1.6.0.15-1jpp.1.el5, java-1.6.0-ibm-src 1.6.0.6-1jpp.3.el5, java-1.5.0-ibm-src 1.5.0.10-1jpp.4.el5, +18 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 Extras java-1.6.0-ibm 1.6.0.6-1jpp.3.el4, java-1.5.0-ibm 1.5.0.10-1jpp.4.el4, java-1.5.0-sun 1.5.0.20-1jpp.1.el4, java-1.6.0-sun 1.6.0.15-1jpp.1.el4, java-1.6.0-ibm-src 1.6.0.6-1jpp.3.el4, java-1.5.0-ibm-src 1.5.0.10-1jpp.4.el4, +16 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2009:1236
  • Red Hat Satellite 5.1 (RHEL v.4 AS) java-1.5.0-sun 1.5.0.22-1jpp.1.el4
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2009:1662
  • Red Hat Satellite 5.3 (RHEL v.4) java-1.6.0-ibm 1.6.0.7-1jpp.3.el4 Red Hat Satellite 5.3 (RHEL v.5) java-1.6.0-ibm 1.6.0.7-1jpp.2.el5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2010:0043

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Exploit prediction

4.84% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 7.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.

CPEs and fixed versions use Anchore's correction of NVD's data: Added CPE configurations because not yet analyzed by NVD.