CVE-2009-2718

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.

Published: 2009-08-10 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2009-2718 is rated Moderate Risk (54.4/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.71%). EPSS rose +1.19% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-2718

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 0.53% 1.71% +1.19%
2 2025-03-30 1.29% 0.53% -0.76%
3 2025-03-29 — 1.29% —

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2009-2718

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-2009-2718

OS Trackers for CVE-2009-2718

vendor priority summary link
gentoo normal CVE-2009-2718: 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-2009-2718
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-2718
ubuntu medium CVE-2009-2718 medium priority: Ubuntu including 3 source packages (openjdk-6, sun-java5, sun-java6), 27 status rows across 9 suites (dapper, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, karmic, lucid, maverick, natty, upstream): not-affected 9, DNE 6, released 6, ignored 5, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2009-2718

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2009-2718

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
sun java_se 6 cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_se:6:14:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2009-2718

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