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CVE-2009-2720: sun java_se

CVSS: 5.0v2.0MediumModified
Published 10-08-2009Last modified 07-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2009-2720 is a medium (CVSS 5.0) vulnerability in sun java_se. EPSS estimates a 2.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 80.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
20/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.0/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
2.00%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 2
RHSA-2009:1199RHSA-2009:1200

Timeline

  1. 10-08-2009
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in the javax.swing.plaf.synth.SynthContext.isSubregion method in the Swing implementation in Sun Java SE 6 before Update 15 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (NullPointerException in the Jemmy library) via unknown vectors.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

2.00%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

80%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 2.00% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
2.00%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Sun1 product

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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