CVE-2017-3509
OpenJDK: improper re-use of NTLM authenticated connections (Networking, 8163520)
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.0
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Published · April 18, 2017
Updated · June 28, 2026
Description
It was discovered that the HTTP client implementation in the Networking component of OpenJDK could cache and re-use an NTLM authenticated connection in a different security context. A remote attacker could possibly use this flaw to make a Java application perform HTTP requests authenticated with credentials of a different user.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.0 · 4.2CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
CWE-287 · Improper Authentication