CVE-2009-2716

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.

Affected products

• sun / java_se6

References

• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/37460
• MISChttp://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200911-02.xml
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html
• MISChttp://java.sun.com/javase/6/webnotes/6u15.html
• MISChttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/37386
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316