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CVE-2009-2724 Sun Java SE

Affected softwareSun Java SE
Severity9.3 High CVSS 2.0
WeaknessCWE-362
Published10 Aug 2009
Updated16 Jun 2026

Description

Race condition in the java.lang package in Sun Java SE 5.0 before Update 20 has unknown impact and attack vectors, related to a "3Y Race condition in reflection checks."

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 1.6% chance in 30 days

Waratek protection

No exploit published

Within Waratek scope. In the sources we check, nobody has published exploit code for this CVE or reported it being exploited.

VRT has not found a public code change for this CVE yet.

  • Protection none
  • Action not pursued
  • Review automated Upstream data
  • Record active
Decided by Nothing to build a rule from yet: no published exploit, no CISA record of exploitation and no source-level change to read
Finding This CVE affects a known product, but nothing published names a fix and nothing published shows an exploit. That is a statement about the evidence, not about the defect — it does not mean the vulnerability is unimportant or unreachable, only that neither of the two things VRT can act on exists.

Affected software and releases

Products and versions

1 product, 1 version entry
SourceVendorProductSchemeAffected versions
nvd sun java se javase ≤ 5.0.0.0

References

URLTags
http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/ReleaseNotes.html Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37386
http://secunia.com/advisories/37460
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200911-02.xml
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-118667-22-1 Patch, Vendor Advisory
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.