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    CVE-2009-3884

    The TimeZone.getTimeZone method in Sun Java SE 5.0 before Update 22 and 6 before Update 17, and OpenJDK, allows remote attackers to determine the existence of local files via vectors related to handling of zoneinfo (aka tz) files, aka Bug Id 6824265.

    Published:Nov 3, 2009
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Nov 9, 2009
    EPSS Score:0.01349
    CVSS Score:5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Network Satellite
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Rhel Extras
    Vendor
    Sun
    Product
    Jre
    Vendor
    Sun
    Product
    Openjdk

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

    http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/ReleaseNotes.html
    http://java.sun.com/javase/6/webnotes/6u17.html
    http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Dec/msg00000.html
    http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Dec/msg00001.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/37386
    http://secunia.com/advisories/37581
    http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200911-02.xml
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3969
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3970
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:084
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=530300
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11686
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6960
    http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/ReleaseNotes.html
    http://java.sun.com/javase/6/webnotes/6u17.html
    http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Dec/msg00000.html
    http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Dec/msg00001.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/37386
    http://secunia.com/advisories/37581
    http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200911-02.xml
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3969
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3970
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:084
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=530300
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11686
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6960

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High