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CVE-2009-3871
Heap-based buffer overflow in the setBytePixels function in the Abstract Window Toolkit (AWT) in Java Runtime Environment (JRE) in Sun…
- 9.3HighCVSS base score
- 6.8%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 5.9% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- NonePublic exploitsnone known yet
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the setBytePixels 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 crafted arguments, aka Bug Id 6872358.
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)
- 6.8% · top 5.9% of all CVEs (10 Nov 2026)
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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
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- HPSBUX02503 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HPx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9360 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- 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
- HPSBMU02703 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HPx_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
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:12134 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- 1023132 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6698 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- SUSE-SA:2009:058 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- 270474 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTx_transferred
- http://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-09-079/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_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
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:8275 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2010-084891.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_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
- 37239 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- MDVSA-2010:084 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_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-2009-3842 (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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