9.3

CVE-2009-3865: sun jdk Improper Control of Generation of Code

Modified
Published 05-11-2009Last modified 07-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2009-3865 is a high (CVSS 9.3) Improper Control of Generation of Code vulnerability in sun jdk. EPSS estimates a 9.40% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 9.3, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
9.3/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
9.40%
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 3
RHSA-2009:1560RHSA-2009:1694RHSA-2010:0043

Timeline

  1. 05-11-2009
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The launch method in the Deployment Toolkit plugin in Java Runtime Environment (JRE) in Sun Java SE in JDK and JRE 6 before Update 17 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted web page, aka Bug Id 6869752.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

9.40%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

95%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 9.40% 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.

Sun2 products
  • jdk1.6.0:update1 | 1.6.0:update1_b06 | 1.6.0:update10 | 1.6.0:update11 | 1.6.0:update12 | 1.6.0:update13 | 1.6.0:update14 | 1.6.0:update15 | 1.6.0:update16 | 1.6.0:update2 | 1.6.0:update3 | 1.6.0:update4 | 1.6.0:update5 | 1.6.0:update6 | 1.6.0:update7 | 1.6.0:update8 | 1.6.0:update9
  • jre1.6.0:update_1 | 1.6.0:update_2 | 1.6.0:update_3 | 1.6.0:update10 | 1.6.0:update11 | 1.6.0:update12 | 1.6.0:update13 | 1.6.0:update14 | 1.6.0:update15 | 1.6.0:update16 | 1.6.0:update4 | 1.6.0:update5 | 1.6.0:update6 | 1.6.0:update7 | 1.6.0:update8 | 1.6.0:update9

1 vendor · 2 products

References

19 links
Show all 19 references