The Java Update functionality in Java Runtime Environment (JRE) in Sun Java SE in JDK and JRE 5.0 before Update 22 and JDK and JRE 6 before Update 17, when a non-English version of Windows is used, does not retrieve available new JRE versions, which allows remote attackers to leverage vulnerabilities in older releases of this software, aka Bug Id 6869694.
http://java.sun.com/javase/6/webnotes/6u17.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-11/msg00010.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/37231
http://secunia.com/advisories/37239
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6753
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-269868-1
Published: 2009-11-05
Base Score: 7.5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Severity: High