CVE-2009-1083

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."

Published: 2009-03-25 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2009-1083 is rated High Risk (68.8/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.68%). EPSS rose +1.96% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-1083

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 1.72% 3.68% +1.96%
2 2025-08-14 1.53% 1.72% +0.19%
3 2025-03-30 — 1.53% —

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2009-1083

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 8.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2009-1083

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2009-1083

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
sun java_system_identity_manager 7.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_identity_manager:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun java_system_identity_manager 7.1 cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_identity_manager:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun java_system_identity_manager 7.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_identity_manager:7.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun java_system_identity_manager 8.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_identity_manager:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2009-1083

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