Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the Swing implementation in Sun Java SE 5.0 before Update 22 and 6 before Update 17, and OpenJDK, have unknown impact and remote attack vectors, related to "information leaks in mutable variables," aka Bug Id 6657026.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2009-3882 is rated Moderate Risk (54/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.74%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.
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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 | 2025-03-30 | 1.45% | 0.74% | -0.70% |
| 2 | 2025-03-29 | 0.68% | 1.45% | +0.77% |
| 3 | 2025-03-17 | — | 0.68% | — |
Full EPSS history (7 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 | 2.0 | HIGH |
|
10.0 | 6.4 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
gentoo
|
normal | CVE-2009-3882: 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-2009-3882 |
redhat
|
low | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-3882 |
ubuntu
|
low | CVE-2009-3882 low priority: Ubuntu including 3 source packages (openjdk-6, sun-java5, sun-java6), 24 status rows across 8 suites (dapper, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, karmic, lucid, maverick, upstream): released 11, DNE 5, ignored 4, not-affected 4. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2009-3882 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| sun | openjdk | — | cpe:2.3:a:sun:openjdk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jre | <= 1.5.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:*:update21:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| 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: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: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:*:update16:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jre | 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| 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: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 | jdk | <= 1.5.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:*:update21:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| 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: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:update19:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| 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:update20:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| 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:*:update16:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jdk | 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| 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:update10:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jdk | 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.6.0:update11:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jdk | 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.6.0:update12:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jdk | 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.6.0:update13:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jdk | 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.6.0:update14:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jdk | 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.6.0:update15:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jdk | 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.6.0:update2:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jdk | 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.6.0:update3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jdk | 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.6.0:update4:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jdk | 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.6.0:update5:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jdk | 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.6.0:update6:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jdk | 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.6.0:update7:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jdk | 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.6.0:update8:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jdk | 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.6.0:update9:*:*:*:*:*:* |