CVE-2009-2718

JDK reposition of untrusted applet security icon in X11

Severity Score

9.8

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

The Abstract Window Toolkit (AWT) implementation in Sun Java SE 6 before Update 15 on X11 does not impose the intended constraint on distance from the window border to the Security Warning Icon, which makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to trick a user into interacting unsafely with an untrusted applet.

La implementación de Abstract Window Toolkit (AWT) en Sun Java SE v6 anteriores a Update 15 para X11 no impone la restricción de distancia prevista desde el borde de la ventana al Security Warning Icon, facilitando a atacantes dependientes del contexto que engañen a un usuario para interactuar sin seguridad con un applet no confiable.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

None

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2009-08-10 CVE Reserved
2009-08-10 CVE Published
2024-08-07 CVE Updated
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-264: Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

CAPEC

References (9)

URL	Tag	Source
http://java.sun.com/javase/6/webnotes/6u15.html	X_refsource_confirm
http://secunia.com/advisories/37386	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37460	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded	Mailing List
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html	X_refsource_confirm
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316	Vdb Entry

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200911-02.xml	2018-10-10
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-2718	2009-08-06
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=516815	2009-08-06

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Sun Search vendor "Sun"	Java Se Search vendor "Sun" for product "Java Se"	6 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Java Se" and version "6"	14	Affected	in	X.org Search vendor "X.org"	X11 Search vendor "X.org" for product "X11"	*	-	Safe