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CVE-2009-2723

10.0 · HIGH

Unspecified vulnerability in deserialization in the Provider class in Sun Java SE 5.0 before Update 20 has unknown impact and attack vectors, aka BugId 6444262.

Published Aug 10, 2009sunEPSS 2.73%

Overview

CVE-2009-2723 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting sun java_se. It was published on August 10, 2009 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 10.0 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 10.0, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

Unspecified vulnerability in deserialization in the Provider class in Sun Java SE 5.0 before Update 20 has unknown impact and attack vectors, aka BugId 6444262.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from sun. Update java_se to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

VendorProductVersionsStatus
sunjava_se0Affected

References

Refjava.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/ReleaseNotes.htmlReflists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Sep/msg00000.htmlRefsecunia.com/advisories/37386Refsecunia.com/advisories/37460Refsecurity.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200911-02.xmlRefsunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-118667-22-1Refwww.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threadedRefwww.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.htmlRefwww.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2543Refwww.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2009-2723?

CVE-2009-2723 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting sun java_se. It was published on August 10, 2009 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 10.0 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2009-2723?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 10.0, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2009-2723?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from sun. Update java_se to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2009-2723?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2009-2723 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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