CVE-2009-2676

Unspecified vulnerability in JNLPAppletlauncher in Sun Java SE, and SE for Business, in JDK and JRE 6 Update 14 and earlier and JDK and JRE 5.0 Update 19 and earlier; and Java SE for Business in SDK and JRE 1.4.2_21 and earlier; allows remote attackers to create or modify arbitrary files via vectors involving an untrusted Java applet that accesses an old version of JNLPAppletLauncher.

Published: 2009-08-05 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2009-2676 is rated Moderate Risk (53/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.65%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-2676

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 17.79% 3.65% -14.15%
2 2026-04-20 14.22% 17.79% +3.57%
3 2026-02-21 — 14.22% —

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2009-2676

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.8 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 8.6 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2009-2676

OS Trackers for CVE-2009-2676

vendor priority summary link
gentoo normal CVE-2009-2676: 1 GLSA(s) (200911-02), 5 atom(s) (app-emulation/emul-linux-x86-java, dev-java/blackdown-jdk, dev-java/blackdown-jre, dev-java/sun-jdk, dev-java/sun-jre-bin); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2009-2676
redhat high — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-2676
ubuntu medium CVE-2009-2676 medium priority: Ubuntu including 3 source packages (openjdk-6, sun-java5, sun-java6), 25 status rows across 9 suites (dapper, gutsy, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, karmic, lucid, maverick, upstream): released 10, DNE 5, ignored 5, not-affected 5. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2009-2676

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2009-2676

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
sun java_se — cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_se:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun java_se — cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_se:*:*:business:*:*:*:*:*
sun jdk <= 1.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:*:update19:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jdk <= 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:*:update_14:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jdk 1.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jdk 1.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update1:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jdk 1.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update10:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jdk 1.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update11:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jdk 1.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update11_b03:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jdk 1.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update12:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jdk 1.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update13:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jdk 1.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update14:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jdk 1.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update15:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jdk 1.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update16:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jdk 1.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update17:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jdk 1.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update18:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jdk 1.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update2:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jdk 1.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update3:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jdk 1.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update4:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jdk 1.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update5:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jdk 1.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update6:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jdk 1.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update7:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jdk 1.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update8:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jdk 1.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update9:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jdk 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.6.0:update_10:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jdk 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.6.0:update_11:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jdk 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.6.0:update_12:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jdk 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.6.0:update_13:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jdk 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.6.0:update_3:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jdk 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.6.0:update_4:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jdk 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.6.0:update_5:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jdk 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.6.0:update_6:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jdk 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.6.0:update_7:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jdk 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.6.0:update1:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jdk 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.6.0:update2:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jre <= 1.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:*:update19:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jre <= 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:*:update_14:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jre 1.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jre 1.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update1:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jre 1.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update10:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jre 1.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update11:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jre 1.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update12:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jre 1.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update13:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jre 1.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update14:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jre 1.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update15:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jre 1.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update16:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jre 1.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update17:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jre 1.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update18:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jre 1.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update2:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jre 1.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update3:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jre 1.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update4:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jre 1.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update5:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jre 1.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update6:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jre 1.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update7:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jre 1.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update8:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jre 1.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update9:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jre 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.6.0:update_1:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jre 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.6.0:update_10:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jre 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.6.0:update_11:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jre 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.6.0:update_12:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jre 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.6.0:update_13:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jre 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.6.0:update_2:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jre 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.6.0:update_3:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jre 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.6.0:update_4:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jre 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.6.0:update_5:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jre 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.6.0:update_6:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jre 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.6.0:update_7:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jre <= 1.4.2_21 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jre 1.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jre 1.4.0_01 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.0_01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jre 1.4.0_02 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.0_02:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jre 1.4.0_03 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.0_03:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jre 1.4.0_04 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.0_04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jre 1.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jre 1.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.1:update1:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jre 1.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.1:update2:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jre 1.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.1:update3:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jre 1.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.1:update4:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jre 1.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.1:update5:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jre 1.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.1:update6:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2009-2676

URL Tags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-08/msg00003.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-11/msg00002.html
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=125787273209737&w=2
http://osvdb.org/56789
http://secunia.com/advisories/36176 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36199 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36248 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37300 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37386 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37460 Vendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200911-02.xml
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-125136-16-1 Patch
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-263490-1 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuoct2009-096303.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35946
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022657
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-294A.html US Government Resource
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316 Vendor Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8453
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1199.html
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1200.html
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