CVE-2009-1083
Sun Java System Identity Manager (IdM) 7.0 through 8.0 on Linux, AIX, Solaris, and HP-UX permits ...
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."
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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."
- Record
CVE-2009-1083- CVSS 2.0
- 9.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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."
- Record
CVE-2009-1083- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2009-1084 No score
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."
- Record
EUVD-2009-1084- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-v7w5-9782-qx92 No score
Sun Java System Identity Manager (IdM) 7.0 through 8.0 on Linux, AIX, Solaris, and HP-UX permits ...
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."
- Record
GHSA-v7w5-9782-qx92- Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2009-1083 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.0) in Sun Java System Identity Manager, published March 25, 2009. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.68%, the 89th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-253267-1
securitytracker.com/id?1021881
securityfocus.com/bid/34191
blogs.sun.com/security/entry/sun_alert_253267_sun_java
vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0797
secunia.com/advisories/34380
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-1083
github.com/advisories/GHSA-v7w5-9782-qx92