The SOCKS proxy implementation in Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE) in JDK and JRE 6 before Update 15, and JDK and JRE 5.0 before Update 20, allows remote attackers to discover the username of the account that invoked an untrusted (1) applet or (2) Java Web Start application via unspecified vectors.
http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/ReleaseNotes.html#150_20
http://java.sun.com/javase/6/webnotes/6u15.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Sep/msg00000.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-08/msg00003.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-10/msg00001.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-11/msg00002.html
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=125787273209737&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/36162
http://secunia.com/advisories/36176
http://secunia.com/advisories/36180
http://secunia.com/advisories/36199
http://secunia.com/advisories/36248
http://secunia.com/advisories/37300
http://secunia.com/advisories/37386
http://secunia.com/advisories/37460
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200911-02.xml
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52336
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11115
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8259
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1199.html
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1200.html
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1201.html
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-125136-16-1
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-263409-1
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00310.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00325.html
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:209
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuoct2009-096303.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022659
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-294A.html
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html
Published: 2009-08-05
Base Score: 5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Severity: Medium