CVE-2009-1083

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 3.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2009-03-25 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-94

Description

Sun Java System Identity Manager (IdM) 7.0 through 8.0 on Linux, AIX, Solaris, and HP-UX permits "control characters" in the passwords of user accounts, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via vectors involving "resource adapters."

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=1-21-140935-01-1
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=1-21-140935-01-1
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-253267-1

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