The Abstract Window Toolkit (AWT) in Java Runtime Environment (JRE) in Sun Java SE 5.0 before Update 22 and 6 before Update 17, and OpenJDK, does not properly restrict the objects that may be sent to loggers, which allows attackers to obtain sensitive information via vectors related to the implementation of Component, KeyboardFocusManager, and DefaultKeyboardFocusManager, aka Bug Id 6664512.
http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/ReleaseNotes.html
http://java.sun.com/javase/6/webnotes/6u17.html
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=530296
http://secunia.com/advisories/37386
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200911-02.xml
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10761
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7316
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:084
Published: 2009-11-09
Base Score: 5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Severity: Medium