Description
Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Java Runtime Environment (JRE) for Sun JDK and JRE 6 Update 10 and earlier allow untrusted applets and applications to gain privileges via vectors related to access to inner classes in the (1) JAX-WS and (2) JAXB packages.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 5 | java-1.6.0-ibm +7 | 1:1.6.0.3-1jpp.1.el5 | RHSA-2009:0015 |
| RHEL 5 | java-1.6.0-sun +5 | 1:1.6.0.11-1jpp.1.el5 | RHSA-2008:1018 |
| RHEL 4 | java-1.6.0-ibm +6 | 1:1.6.0.3-1jpp.3.el4 | RHSA-2009:0015 |
| RHEL 4 | java-1.6.0-sun +5 | 1:1.6.0.11-1jpp.1.el4 | RHSA-2008:1018 |
Advisories 2
- RHSA-2009:0015 Red Hat Security Advisory: java-1.6.0-ibm security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 29, 2026
- RHSA-2008:1018 Red Hat Security Advisory: java-1.6.0-sun security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 29, 2026
References
- SSRT090049 vendor-advisory
- 246366 vendor-advisory
- 1021307 vdb-entry
- 34259 third-party-advisory
- jre-jaxws-jaxb-privilege-escalation(47068) vdb-entry
- ADV-2009-0672 vdb-entry
- 1019798 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2008:1018 vendor-advisory
- 33015 third-party-advisory
- 34233 third-party-advisory
- GLSA-200911-02 vendor-advisory
- http://www116.nortel.com/pub/repository/CLARIFY/DOCUMENT/2009/03/024431-01.pdf
- 50506 vdb-entry
- SSRT080111 vendor-advisory
- 38539 third-party-advisory
- SUSE-SR:2009:006 vendor-advisory
- 33528 third-party-advisory
- ADV-2008-3339 vdb-entry
- TA08-340A third-party-advisory
- 33709 third-party-advisory
- http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&DocumentOID=829914&poid=
- RHSA-2009:0015 vendor-advisory
- 32991 third-party-advisory
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5633 vdb-entry signature
- 32608 vdb-entry
- 37386 third-party-advisory