CVE-2009-3728

Directory traversal vulnerability in the ICC_Profile.getInstance method in Java Runtime Environment (JRE) in Sun Java SE 5.0 before Update 22 and 6 before Update 17, and OpenJDK, allows remote attackers to determine the existence of local International Color Consortium (ICC) profile files via a .. (dot dot) in a pathname, aka Bug Id 6631533.

Published: 2009-11-09 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2009-3728 is rated Moderate Risk (42.3/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.49%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-3728

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 2025-05-27 0.70% 0.49% -0.21%
2 2025-03-30 1.23% 0.70% -0.53%
3 2025-03-29 — 1.23% —

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2009-3728

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2009-3728

OS Trackers for CVE-2009-3728

vendor priority summary link
gentoo normal CVE-2009-3728: 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-2009-3728
redhat low — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-3728
ubuntu low CVE-2009-3728 low 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 11, DNE 5, ignored 5, not-affected 4. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2009-3728

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2009-3728

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
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:update19:*:*:*:*:*:*
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:update20:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jre 1.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update21:*:*:*:*:*:*
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_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:update10:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jre 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.6.0:update11:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jre 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.6.0:update12:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jre 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.6.0:update13:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jre 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.6.0:update14:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jre 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.6.0:update15:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jre 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.6.0:update16:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jre 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.6.0:update4:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jre 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.6.0:update5:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jre 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.6.0:update6:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jre 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.6.0:update7:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jre 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.6.0:update8:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jre 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.6.0:update9:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun openjdk — cpe:2.3:a:sun:openjdk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2009-3728

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