gsd-2009-3883
Vulnerability from gsd
Modified
2023-12-13 01:19
Details
Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the Windows Pluggable Look and Feel (PL&F) feature in the Swing implementation in Sun Java SE 5.0 before Update 22 and 6 before Update 17, and OpenJDK, have unknown impact and remote attack vectors, related to "information leaks in mutable variables," aka Bug Id 6657138.
Aliases
Aliases



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              "name": "MDVSA-2010:084",
              "refsource": "MANDRIVA",
              "tags": [],
              "url": "http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:084"
            },
            {
              "name": "oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6968",
              "refsource": "OVAL",
              "tags": [],
              "url": "https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6968"
            },
            {
              "name": "oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10191",
              "refsource": "OVAL",
              "tags": [],
              "url": "https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10191"
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "impact": {
        "baseMetricV2": {
          "acInsufInfo": true,
          "cvssV2": {
            "accessComplexity": "LOW",
            "accessVector": "NETWORK",
            "authentication": "NONE",
            "availabilityImpact": "PARTIAL",
            "baseScore": 7.5,
            "confidentialityImpact": "PARTIAL",
            "integrityImpact": "PARTIAL",
            "vectorString": "AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P",
            "version": "2.0"
          },
          "exploitabilityScore": 10.0,
          "impactScore": 6.4,
          "obtainAllPrivilege": false,
          "obtainOtherPrivilege": false,
          "obtainUserPrivilege": false,
          "severity": "HIGH",
          "userInteractionRequired": false
        }
      },
      "lastModifiedDate": "2018-10-30T16:26Z",
      "publishedDate": "2009-11-09T19:30Z"
    }
  }
}


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