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CVE-2006-6745

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Sun Java Development Kit (JDK) and Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 5.0 Update 7 and earlier, and Java System Development Kit (SDK) and JRE 1.4.2_12 and earlier 1.4.x versions, allow attackers to develop Java applets or applications that are able to gain privileges, related to serialization in JRE.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2006-6745 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 2 products from sun, from sun organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Originally identified in 2006, this vulnerability predates many modern security frameworks and practices. The vulnerability landscape of that era was characterized by different threat models and less mature defense mechanisms compared to contemporary standards.

Published

2006-12-26T23:28:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 9.3 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	sun	j2se	1.4	Yes
Application	sun	j2se	1.4.1	Yes
Application	sun	j2se	1.4.2	Yes
Application	sun	j2se	1.4.2_01	Yes
Application	sun	j2se	1.4.2_02	Yes
Application	sun	j2se	1.4.2_03	Yes
Application	sun	j2se	1.4.2_04	Yes
Application	sun	j2se	1.4.2_05	Yes
Application	sun	j2se	1.4.2_06	Yes
Application	sun	j2se	1.4.2_07	Yes
Application	sun	j2se	1.4.2_08	Yes
Application	sun	j2se	1.4.2_09	Yes
Application	sun	j2se	1.4.2_10	Yes
Application	sun	j2se	1.4.2_11	Yes
Application	sun	j2se	1.4.2_12	Yes
Application	sun	j2se	5.0	Yes
Application	sun	j2se	5.0_update1	Yes
Application	sun	j2se	5.0_update2	Yes
Application	sun	j2se	5.0_update3	Yes
Application	sun	j2se	5.0_update4	Yes
Application	sun	j2se	5.0_update5	Yes
Application	sun	j2se	5.0_update6	Yes
Application	sun	j2se	5.0_update7	Yes
Application	sun	jre	1.4.1	Yes
Application	sun	jre	1.4.2	Yes
Application	sun	jre	1.4.2_1	Yes
Application	sun	jre	1.4.2_2	Yes
Application	sun	jre	1.4.2_3	Yes
Application	sun	jre	1.4.2_4	Yes
Application	sun	jre	1.4.2_5	Yes
Application	sun	jre	1.4.2_6	Yes
Application	sun	jre	1.4.2_7	Yes
Application	sun	jre	1.4.2_8	Yes
Application	sun	jre	1.4.2_9	Yes
Application	sun	jre	1.4.2_10	Yes
Application	sun	jre	1.4.2_11	Yes
Application	sun	jre	1.4.2_12	Yes
Application	sun	jre	1.4.2_13	Yes
Application	sun	jre	1.5.0	Yes
Application	sun	jre	1.5.0	Yes
Application	sun	jre	1.5.0	Yes
Application	sun	jre	1.5.0	Yes
Application	sun	jre	1.5.0	Yes
Application	sun	jre	1.5.0	Yes
Application	sun	jre	1.5.0	Yes
Application	sun	jre	1.5.0	Yes

References

http://dev2dev.bea.com/pub/advisory/240 ([email protected])
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307177 ([email protected])
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&objectID=c00876579 ([email protected])
http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2007/Dec/msg00001.html ([email protected])
http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2007-Jan/0003.html ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/23445 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/23650 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/23835 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/24099 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/24189 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/24468 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/25283 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/25404 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/26049 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/26119 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/28115 ([email protected])
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200701-15.xml ([email protected])
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200702-08.xml ([email protected])
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017426 Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102731-1 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://support.novell.com/techcenter/psdb/4f850d1e2b871db609de64ec70f0089c.html ([email protected])
http://support.novell.com/techcenter/psdb/d2f549cc040cd81ae4a268bb5edfe918.html ([email protected])
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200705-20.xml ([email protected])
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/102289 US Government Resource ([email protected])
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_10_ibmjava.html ([email protected])
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_45_java.html ([email protected])
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0062.html ([email protected])
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0073.html ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21673 ([email protected])
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-022A.html US Government Resource ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/5074 ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0936 ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1814 ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4224 ([email protected])
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9621 ([email protected])
http://dev2dev.bea.com/pub/advisory/240 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307177 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&objectID=c00876579 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2007/Dec/msg00001.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2007-Jan/0003.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/23445 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/23650 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/23835 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/24099 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/24189 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/24468 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/25283 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/25404 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/26049 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/26119 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/28115 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200701-15.xml (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200702-08.xml (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017426 Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102731-1 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://support.novell.com/techcenter/psdb/4f850d1e2b871db609de64ec70f0089c.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://support.novell.com/techcenter/psdb/d2f549cc040cd81ae4a268bb5edfe918.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200705-20.xml (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/102289 US Government Resource (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_10_ibmjava.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_45_java.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0062.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0073.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21673 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-022A.html US Government Resource (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/5074 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0936 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1814 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4224 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9621 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For sun's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.