java is vulnerable to information disclosure. The vulnerability exists as it was discovered that the JRE passed entire objects to the logging API. This could lead to sensitive information being leaked to either untrusted or lower-privileged code from an attacker-controlled applet which has access to the logging API and is therefore able to manipulate (read and/or call) the passed objects.
blogs.sun.com/security/entry/advance_notification_of_security_updates6
java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/ReleaseNotes.html
java.sun.com/javase/6/webnotes/6u17.html
secunia.com/advisories/37386
security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200911-02.xml
www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:084
www.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009:1584
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=530296
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10761
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7316