CVE-2009-1075

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2009-03-25 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-255

Description

Sun Java System Identity Manager (IdM) 7.0 through 8.0 responds differently to failed use of the Forgot Password feature depending on whether the user account exists, which allows remote attackers to enumerate valid usernames.

Affected products

Sun Java System Identity Manager: 7.0, 7.1, 7.1.1, 8.0

References

http://blogs.sun.com/security/entry/sun_alert_253267_sun_java
http://secunia.com/advisories/34380
http://securitytracker.com/id?1021881
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-140936-01-1
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-253267-1
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34191
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0797
http://blogs.sun.com/security/entry/sun_alert_253267_sun_java
http://secunia.com/advisories/34380
http://securitytracker.com/id?1021881
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-140936-01-1
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-253267-1

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