CVE-2009-3875

Publication date 5 November 2009

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

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.

Status

No maintained releases are affected by this CVE.

Package Ubuntu Release Status
openjdk-6 10.10 maverick
Not affected
10.04 LTS lucid
Not affected
9.10 karmic
Fixed 6b16-1.6.1-3ubuntu1
9.04 jaunty
Fixed 6b14-1.4.1-0ubuntu12
8.10 intrepid
Fixed 6b12-0ubuntu6.6
8.04 LTS hardy
Fixed 6b18-1.8.2-4ubuntu1~8.04.1
6.06 LTS dapper Not in release
sun-java5 10.10 maverick Not in release
10.04 LTS lucid Not in release
9.10 karmic Not in release
9.04 jaunty Ignored end of life
8.10 intrepid Ignored end of life, was needs-triage
8.04 LTS hardy
Not affected
6.06 LTS dapper Ignored end of life
sun-java6 10.10 maverick
Not affected
10.04 LTS lucid
Fixed 6.20dlj-1ubuntu3
9.10 karmic
Fixed 6.20dlj-0ubuntu1.9.10
9.04 jaunty
Fixed 6.20dlj-0ubuntu1.9.04
8.10 intrepid Ignored end of life, was needs-triage
8.04 LTS hardy
Fixed 6.20dlj-0ubuntu1.8.04
6.06 LTS dapper Not in release