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CVE-2009-2718 Sun Java SE

Affected softwareSun Java SE
Severity6.8 Medium CVSS 2.0
WeaknessCWE-264
Published10 Aug 2009
Updated16 Jun 2026

Description

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.

Exploitation status

No public exploit

No exploit has been reported in the sources we check. Published 17 years ago.

  • CISA KEV not listed
  • VulnCheck KEV not listed
  • CISA Vulnrichment no assessment published
  • Indexed PoC none indexed
  • EPSS 1.7% chance in 30 days

Waratek protection

Outside Waratek scope

A Java vulnerability, but not one Waratek protects. It affects only Java on a user's desktop (applets, Web Start, JavaFX, the installer), sits in a product the Waratek agent can't be installed into, or is in a package we don't expect in business applications. The decision below says which.

  • Protection none
  • Action not pursued none
  • Review human Researcher
  • Record active
Decided by Manual classification of this CVE in the legacy dataset
Finding A manual classification set this CVE's status to Outside Waratek scope, but the CVE names a tracked product.

Affected software and releases

Products and versions

1 product, 1 version entry
SourceVendorProductSchemeAffected versions
nvd sun java se javase 6:14

References

URLTags
http://java.sun.com/javase/6/webnotes/6u15.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/37386
http://secunia.com/advisories/37460
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200911-02.xml
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316

Timeline

Published2009-08-10By the CVE Program.
NVD record modified2026-06-16NVD's own last-modified date for this record.