# CVE-2009-3728: Directory traversal vulnerability in the ICC\_Profile.getInstance method in Java Runtime Environment (JRE) in Sun Java SE 5.0 before Update 2

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2009-11-09 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the ICC_Profile.getInstance method in Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 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 International Color Consortium (ICC) profile files via a .. (dot dot) in a pathname, aka Bug Id 6631533.

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## References

- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6657
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3970
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3969
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200911-02.xml
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10520
- 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/37581
- http://java.sun.com/javase/6/webnotes/6u17.html
- http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/ReleaseNotes.html
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:084
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37386
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=530098

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