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CVE-2009-2670: sun jdk

Modified
AliasesCGA-24rw-f37p-wgxxCGA-2j7r-4qjj-fmpwCGA-2v98-7c9h-j5jp
Published 05-08-2009Last modified 07-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2009-2670 is a medium (CVSS 5.0) vulnerability in sun jdk. EPSS estimates a 3.29% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 5, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
5.0/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
3.29%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 7 · Related 1
RHSA-2009:1199RHSA-2009:1200RHSA-2009:1201RHSA-2009:1236RHSA-2009:1582RHSA-2009:1662

Timeline

  1. 05-08-2009
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The audio system in Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE) in JDK and JRE 6 before Update 15, and JDK and JRE 5.0 before Update 20, does not prevent access to java.lang.System properties by (1) untrusted applets and (2) Java Web Start applications, which allows context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive information by reading these properties.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

3.29%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

88%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 3.29% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Chainguard39 products
  • openjdk-11-openj9< 0.59.0-r2
  • openjdk-11-openj9-dbg< 0.59.0-r2
  • openjdk-11-openj9-default-jdk< 0.59.0-r2
  • openjdk-11-openj9-default-jvm< 0.59.0-r2
  • openjdk-11-openj9-doc< 0.59.0-r2
Sun2 products
  • jdk≤ 6 | 5.0:update_1 | 5.0:update_10 | 5.0:update_11 | 5.0:update_12 | 5.0:update_13 | 5.0:update_14 | 5.0:update_15 | 5.0:update_16 | 5.0:update_17 | 5.0:update_2 | 5.0:update_3 | 5.0:update_4 | 5.0:update_5 | 5.0:update_6 | 5.0:update_7 | 5.0:update_8 | 5.0:update_9 | 6:update_1 | 6:update_10 | 6:update_11 | 6:update_12 | 6:update_2 | 6:update_3 | 6:update_4 | 6:update_5 | 6:update_6 | 6:update_7 | 6:update_8 | 6:update_9
  • jre≤ 6 | 5.0:update_1 | 5.0:update_10 | 5.0:update_11 | 5.0:update_12 | 5.0:update_13 | 5.0:update_14 | 5.0:update_15 | 5.0:update_16 | 5.0:update_17 | 5.0:update_19 | 5.0:update_2 | 5.0:update_3 | 5.0:update_4 | 5.0:update_5 | 5.0:update_6 | 5.0:update_7 | 5.0:update_8 | 5.0:update_9 | 6:update_1 | 6:update_10 | 6:update_11 | 6:update_12 | 6:update_2 | 6:update_3 | 6:update_4 | 6:update_5 | 6:update_6 | 6:update_7 | 6:update_8 | 6:update_9

2 vendors · 41 products

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