CVE-2009-2712

Sun Java System Access Manager 6.3 2005Q1, 7.0 2005Q4, and 7.1; and OpenSSO Enterprise 8.0; when AMConfig.properties enables the debug flag, allows local users to discover cleartext passwords by reading debug files.

Published: 2009-08-07 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2009-2712 is rated Low Risk (18.7/100): CVSS Low severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.37%). Mandatory action: Low composite risk—no urgent action required; patch on your normal maintenance cycle and revisit priority if CVSS or EPSS increases.

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-2009-2712

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 0.06% 0.37% +0.31%
2 2025-03-17 0.04% 0.06% +0.01%
3 2023-03-07 0.04%

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2009-2712

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
2.1 2.0 LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
3.9 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2009-2712

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2009-2712

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
sun java_system_access_manager 6.3_2005q1 cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_access_manager:6.3_2005q1:*:solaris_10_sparc:*:*:*:*:*
sun java_system_access_manager 6.3_2005q1 cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_access_manager:6.3_2005q1:*:solaris_8_sparc:*:*:*:*:*
sun java_system_access_manager 6.3_2005q1 cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_access_manager:6.3_2005q1:*:solaris_9_sparc:*:*:*:*:*
sun java_system_access_manager 7.1 cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_access_manager:7.1:*:solaris_10_sparc:*:*:*:*:*
sun java_system_access_manager 7.1 cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_access_manager:7.1:*:solaris_8_sparc:*:*:*:*:*
sun java_system_access_manager 7.1 cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_access_manager:7.1:*:solaris_9_sparc:*:*:*:*:*
sun java_system_access_manager 7_2005q4 cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_access_manager:7_2005q4:*:solaris_10_sparc:*:*:*:*:*
sun java_system_access_manager 7_2005q4 cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_access_manager:7_2005q4:*:solaris_8_sparc:*:*:*:*:*
sun java_system_access_manager 7_2005q4 cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_access_manager:7_2005q4:*:solaris_9_sparc:*:*:*:*:*
sun java_system_access_manager 6.3_2005q1 cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_access_manager:6.3_2005q1:*:solaris_10_x86:*:*:*:*:*
sun java_system_access_manager 6.3_2005q1 cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_access_manager:6.3_2005q1:*:solaris_8_x86:*:*:*:*:*
sun java_system_access_manager 6.3_2005q1 cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_access_manager:6.3_2005q1:*:solaris_9_x86:*:*:*:*:*
sun java_system_access_manager 7.1 cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_access_manager:7.1:*:solaris_10_x86:*:*:*:*:*
sun java_system_access_manager 7.1 cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_access_manager:7.1:*:solaris_8_x86:*:*:*:*:*
sun java_system_access_manager 7.1 cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_access_manager:7.1:*:solaris_9_x86:*:*:*:*:*
sun java_system_access_manager 7_2005q4 cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_access_manager:7_2005q4:*:solaris_10_x86:*:*:*:*:*
sun java_system_access_manager 7_2005q4 cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_access_manager:7_2005q4:*:solaris_8_x86:*:*:*:*:*
sun java_system_access_manager 7_2005q4 cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_access_manager:7_2005q4:*:solaris_9_x86:*:*:*:*:*
sun java_system_access_manager 6.3_2005q1 cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_access_manager:6.3_2005q1:*:solaris_10_linux:*:*:*:*:*
sun java_system_access_manager 6.3_2005q1 cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_access_manager:6.3_2005q1:*:solaris_8_linux:*:*:*:*:*
sun java_system_access_manager 6.3_2005q1 cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_access_manager:6.3_2005q1:*:solaris_9_linux:*:*:*:*:*
sun java_system_access_manager 7.1 cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_access_manager:7.1:*:solaris_10_linux:*:*:*:*:*
sun java_system_access_manager 7.1 cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_access_manager:7.1:*:solaris_8_linux:*:*:*:*:*
sun java_system_access_manager 7.1 cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_access_manager:7.1:*:solaris_9_linux:*:*:*:*:*
sun java_system_access_manager 7_2005q4 cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_access_manager:7_2005q4:*:solaris_10_linux:*:*:*:*:*
sun java_system_access_manager 7_2005q4 cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_access_manager:7_2005q4:*:solaris_8_linux:*:*:*:*:*
sun java_system_access_manager 7_2005q4 cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_access_manager:7_2005q4:*:solaris_9_linux:*:*:*:*:*
sun java_system_access_manager 7.0_2005q4 cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_access_manager:7.0_2005q4:*:windows:*:*:*:*:*
sun java_system_access_manager 7.1 cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_access_manager:7.1:*:windows:*:*:*:*:*
sun java_system_web_server 7.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_web_server:7.0:*:hp_ux:*:*:*:*:*
sun java_system_access_manager 7.1 cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_access_manager:7.1:*:war:*:*:*:*:*
sun opensso_enterprise 8.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:opensso_enterprise:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2009-2712

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