9.3

CVE-2009-3866: sun jdk

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

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2009-3866 is a high (CVSS 9.3) vulnerability in sun jdk. EPSS estimates a 6.18% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93.5% 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
6.18%
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 Java Web Start Installer in Sun Java SE in JDK and JRE 6 before Update 17 does not properly use security model permissions when removing installer extensions, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by modifying a certain JNLP file to have a URL field that points to an unintended trusted application, aka Bug Id 6872824.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

6.18%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

94%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 6.18% 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:update_1 | 1.6.0:update_10 | 1.6.0:update_11 | 1.6.0:update_12 | 1.6.0:update_13 | 1.6.0:update_14 | 1.6.0:update_15 | 1.6.0:update_16 | 1.6.0:update_3 | 1.6.0:update_4 | 1.6.0:update_5 | 1.6.0:update_6 | 1.6.0:update_7 | 1.6.0:update_8 | 1.6.0:update_9
  • jre1.6.0:update_1 | 1.6.0:update_10 | 1.6.0:update_11 | 1.6.0:update_12 | 1.6.0:update_13 | 1.6.0:update_14 | 1.6.0:update_15 | 1.6.0:update_16 | 1.6.0:update_2 | 1.6.0:update_3 | 1.6.0:update_4 | 1.6.0:update_5 | 1.6.0:update_6 | 1.6.0:update_7 | 1.6.0:update_8 | 1.6.0:update_9

1 vendor · 2 products

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