CVE-2009-3875 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2009-3875

The MessageDigest.isEqual function in Java Runtime Environment (JRE) in Sun...

Vulnerability Description

The MessageDigest.isEqual function in Java Runtime Environment (JRE) in Sun Java SE in JDK and JRE 5.0 before Update 22, JDK and JRE 6 before Update 17, SDK and JRE 1.3.x before 1.3.1_27, and SDK and JRE 1.4.x before 1.4.2_24 allows remote attackers to spoof HMAC-based digital signatures, and possibly bypass authentication, via unspecified vectors related to "timing attack vulnerabilities," aka Bug Id 6863503.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

References

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

jdk, jre, sdk
Vulnerable Versions:
1.5.0, 1.6.0, 1.4.2_1, 1.4.2_2, 1.4.2_02, 1.4.2_03, 1.4.2_3, 1.4.2_4, 1.4.2_04, 1.4.2_05, 1.4.2_5, 1.4.2_06, 1.4.2_6, 1.4.2_7, 1.4.2_07, 1.4.2_8, 1.4.2_08, 1.4.2_09, 1.4.2_9, 1.4.2_10, 1.4.2_11, 1.4.2_12, 1.4.2_13, 1.4.2_14, 1.4.2_15, 1.4.2_16, 1.4.2_17, 1.4.2_18, 1.4.2_19, 1.4.2_20, 1.4.2_21, 1.4.2_22, 1.4.2_23, 1.3.1_1, 1.3.1_01, 1.3.1_01a, 1.3.1_02, 1.3.1_2, 1.3.1_03, 1.3.1_3, 1.3.1_4, 1.3.1_04, 1.3.1_05, 1.3.1_5, 1.3.1_06, 1.3.1_6, 1.3.1_07, 1.3.1_7, 1.3.1_8, 1.3.1_08, 1.3.1_9, 1.3.1_09, 1.3.1_10, 1.3.1_11, 1.3.1_12, 1.3.1_13, 1.3.1_14, 1.3.1_15, 1.3.1_16, 1.3.1_17, 1.3.1_18, 1.3.1_19, 1.3.1_20, 1.3.1_21, 1.3.1_22, 1.3.1_23, 1.3.1_24, 1.3.1_25, 1.4.2_01

Timeline

Official Publish: November 5th, 2009
Last Modified: August 7th, 2024
Added to House: July 19th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.