CVE-2009-3875 — JDK vulnerability

CWE-3106 documents6 sources

Severity

5.0MEDIUMNVD

EPSS

1.7%

top 17.95%

CISA KEV

Not in KEV

Exploit

No known exploits

Affected products

SUN JDK SUN JRE SUN SDK

Timeline

PublishedNov 5

Latest updateMay 2

Description

The MessageDigest.isEqual function in Java Runtime Environment (JRE) in Sun Java SE in JDK and JRE 5.0 before Update 22, JDK and JRE 6 before Update 17, SDK and JRE 1.3.x before 1.3.1_27, and SDK and JRE 1.4.x before 1.4.2_24 allows remote attackers to spoof HMAC-based digital signatures, and possibly bypass authentication, via unspecified vectors related to "timing attack vulnerabilities," aka Bug Id 6863503.

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:L/C:N/I:P/A:NExploitability: 10.0 | Impact: 2.9

Affected Packages3 packages

▶NVDsun/jdk1.5.0, 1.6.0+1

▶NVDsun/jre68 versions+67

▶NVDsun/sdk66 versions+65

Patches

Patch: sunsolve.sun.com ↗Patch: sunsolve.sun.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

GHSA

GHSA-p88x-7ffg-vgpw: The MessageDigest↗2022-05-02

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CVEList

CVE-2009-3875: The MessageDigest↗2009-11-05

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📋Vendor Advisories

Ubuntu

OpenJDK vulnerabilities↗2009-11-12

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Red Hat

OpenJDK MessageDigest.isEqual introduces timing attack vulnerabilities (6863503)↗2009-11-03

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💬Community

Bugzilla

CVE-2009-3875 OpenJDK MessageDigest.isEqual introduces timing attack vulnerabilities (6863503)↗2009-10-21

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