9.3

CVE-2009-3869: sun jdk

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

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2009-3869 is a high (CVSS 9.3) vulnerability in sun jdk. EPSS estimates a 65.35% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.2% of scored vulnerabilities. 2 public exploits are recorded.

Priority
Prioritiseweaponized exploit

Weaponized exploit (exploit-database, 20-09-2010)

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
9.3/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
65.35%
0%100%
Critical · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits2exploit-database, metasploit

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 8
RHSA-2009:1560RHSA-2009:1571RHSA-2009:1584RHSA-2009:1643RHSA-2009:1647RHSA-2009:1694

Timeline

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

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the setDiffICM function in the Abstract Window Toolkit (AWT) in Java Runtime Environment (JRE) in 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 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted argument, aka Bug Id 6872357.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

65.35%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

99%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 65.35% 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

2 found
  • exploit-databaseremotemultipleVerified

    Sun Java - JRE AWT setDiffICM Buffer Overflow (Metasploit)

    Maturity: weaponized

  • MetasploitMetasploitremoteVerified

    Sun Java JRE AWT setDiffICM Buffer Overflow

    exploit/multi/browser/java_setdifficm_bof

    Maturity: weaponized

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

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

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