# CVE-2009-1896: The Java Web Start framework in IcedTea in OpenJDK before 1.6.0.0-20.b16.fc10 on Fedora 10, and before 1.6.0.0-27.b16.fc11 on Fedora 11, tru

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2009-08-10 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The Java Web Start framework in IcedTea in OpenJDK before 1.6.0.0-20.b16.fc10 on Fedora 10, and before 1.6.0.0-27.b16.fc11 on Fedora 11, trusts an entire application when at least one of the listed jar files is trusted, which allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code without the untrusted-code restrictions via a crafted application, related to NetX.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=512101
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36162
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:209
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00310.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00325.html

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