CVE-2009-3866
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…
- 9.3HighCVSS base score
- 6.2%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 6.4% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- NonePublic exploitsnone known yet
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.
Timeline
ID reserved
By mitre
Published
- 15 years later
· 15 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High9.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 6.2% · top 6.4% of all CVEs (11 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 9.3.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
References19
- 36881 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3970 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- HPSBMU02799 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HPx_transferred
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3969 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- GLSA-200911-02 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- RHSA-2009:1694 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- APPLE-SA-2009-12-03-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
- 37231 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- SUSE-SA:2009:058 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6635 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- ADV-2009-3131 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- APPLE-SA-2009-12-03-2 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
- 37581 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://java.sun.com/javase/6/webnotes/6u17.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 37841 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-09-077/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 269870 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTx_transferred
- 37239 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 37386 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2009-3837 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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[](https://cveledger.app/cve/CVE-2009-3866)Record last updated .