CVE-2009-2672: sun jdk
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2009-2672 is a high (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in sun jdk. EPSS estimates a 4.56% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91.6% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 7.5, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 7 · Related 1Timeline
- 05-08-2009PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 07-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
The proxy mechanism implementation 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 browser cookies by untrusted (1) applets and (2) Java Web Start applications, which allows remote attackers to hijack web sessions via unspecified vectors.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
4.56%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
92%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 4.56% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.
Not in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
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
References
31 links- www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.htmlX Refsource CONFIRM
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7723VDB EntrySignatureX Refsource OVAL
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- java.sun.com/javase/6/webnotes/6u15.htmlX Refsource CONFIRM
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-294A.htmlThird Party AdvisoryX Refsource CERTUS Government Resource
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9359VDB EntrySignatureX Refsource OVAL
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuoct2009-096303.htmlX Refsource CONFIRM
- sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-125136-16-1X Refsource CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/ReleaseNotes.htmlX Refsource CONFIRM