CVE-2009-3868: sun jdk

Modified

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

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2009-3868 is a high (CVSS 9.3) vulnerability in sun jdk. EPSS estimates a 4.25% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91% 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

4.25%

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

RHSA-2009:1551 RHSA-2009:1560 RHSA-2009:1571 RHSA-2009:1643 RHSA-2009:1647 RHSA-2009:1694+1 more

Timeline

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

Description

Sun Java SE in JDK and JRE 5.0 before Update 22, JDK and JRE 6 before Update 17, SDK and JRE 1.3.x before 1.3.1_27, and SDK and JRE 1.4.x before 1.4.2_24 does not properly parse color profiles, which allows remote attackers to gain privileges via a crafted image file, aka Bug Id 6862970.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

v2.09.3

EPSS trend

Probability

4.25%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

91%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 4.25% 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

CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferThe product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary.

Affected systems

Version check

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

Sun3 products

jdk1.5.0:update_1 | 1.5.0:update_10 | 1.5.0:update_11 | 1.5.0:update_12 | 1.5.0:update_13 | 1.5.0:update_14 | 1.5.0:update_15 | 1.5.0:update_16 | 1.5.0:update_17 | 1.5.0:update_18 | 1.5.0:update_19 | 1.5.0:update_2 | 1.5.0:update_20 | 1.5.0:update_21 | 1.5.0:update_3 | 1.5.0:update_4 | 1.5.0:update_5 | 1.5.0:update_6 | 1.5.0:update_7 | 1.5.0:update_8 | 1.5.0:update_9 | 1.6.0: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 | 1.6.0:update2
jre1.5.0:update_1 | 1.5.0:update_11 | 1.5.0:update_12 | 1.5.0:update_13 | 1.5.0:update_14 | 1.5.0:update_15 | 1.5.0:update_16 | 1.5.0:update_17 | 1.5.0:update_18 | 1.5.0:update_19 | 1.5.0:update_2 | 1.5.0:update_20 | 1.5.0:update_21 | 1.5.0:update_3 | 1.5.0:update_4 | 1.5.0:update_5 | 1.5.0:update_6 | 1.5.0:update_7 | 1.5.0:update_8 | 1.5.0:update_9 | 1.6.0: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 | 1.4.2_1 | 1.4.2_2 | 1.4.2_02 | 1.4.2_03 | 1.4.2_3 | 1.4.2_4 | 1.4.2_04 | 1.4.2_05 | 1.4.2_5 | 1.4.2_06 | 1.4.2_6 | 1.4.2_7 | 1.4.2_07 | 1.4.2_8 | 1.4.2_08 | 1.4.2_09 | 1.4.2_9 | 1.4.2_10 | 1.4.2_11 | 1.4.2_12 | 1.4.2_13 | 1.4.2_14 | 1.4.2_15 | 1.4.2_16 | 1.4.2_17 | 1.4.2_18 | 1.4.2_19 | 1.4.2_20 | 1.4.2_21 | 1.4.2_22 | 1.3.1_1 | 1.3.1_01 | 1.3.1_01a | 1.3.1_02 | 1.3.1_2 | 1.3.1_03 | 1.3.1_3 | 1.3.1_4 | 1.3.1_04 | 1.3.1_05 | 1.3.1_5 | 1.3.1_06 | 1.3.1_6 | 1.3.1_07 | 1.3.1_7 | 1.3.1_8 | 1.3.1_08 | 1.3.1_9 | 1.3.1_09 | 1.3.1_10 | 1.3.1_11 | 1.3.1_12 | 1.3.1_13 | 1.3.1_14 | 1.3.1_15 | 1.3.1_16 | 1.3.1_17 | 1.3.1_18 | 1.3.1_19 | 1.3.1_20 | 1.3.1_21 | 1.3.1_22 | 1.3.1_23 | 1.3.1_24 | 1.3.1_25 | 1.4.2_01
sdk1.4.2_01 | 1.4.2_1 | 1.4.2_2 | 1.4.2_02 | 1.4.2_03 | 1.4.2_3 | 1.4.2_04 | 1.4.2_4 | 1.4.2_5 | 1.4.2_05 | 1.4.2_6 | 1.4.2_06 | 1.4.2_07 | 1.4.2_7 | 1.4.2_8 | 1.4.2_08 | 1.4.2_09 | 1.4.2_9 | 1.4.2_10 | 1.4.2_11 | 1.4.2_12 | 1.4.2_13 | 1.4.2_14 | 1.4.2_15 | 1.4.2_16 | 1.4.2_17 | 1.4.2_18 | 1.4.2_19 | 1.4.2_20 | 1.4.2_21 | 1.4.2_22 | 1.3.1_01 | 1.3.1_01a | 1.3.1_2 | 1.3.1_02 | 1.3.1_03 | 1.3.1_3 | 1.3.1_4 | 1.3.1_04 | 1.3.1_5 | 1.3.1_05 | 1.3.1_6 | 1.3.1_06 | 1.3.1_7 | 1.3.1_07 | 1.3.1_8 | 1.3.1_08 | 1.3.1_9 | 1.3.1_09 | 1.3.1_10 | 1.3.1_11 | 1.3.1_12 | 1.3.1_13 | 1.3.1_14 | 1.3.1_15 | 1.3.1_16 | 1.3.1_17 | 1.3.1_18 | 1.3.1_19 | 1.3.1_20 | 1.3.1_21 | 1.3.1_22 | 1.3.1_23 | 1.3.1_24 | 1.3.1_25

1 vendor · 3 products

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