CVE-2009-2717
The Abstract Window Toolkit (AWT) implementation in Sun Java SE 6 before Update 15 on Windows...
The Abstract Window Toolkit (AWT) implementation in Sun Java SE 6 before Update 15 on Windows 2000 Professional does not provide a Security Warning Icon, which makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to trick a user into interacting unsafely with an untrusted applet.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The Abstract Window Toolkit (AWT) implementation in Sun Java SE 6 before Update 15 on Windows 2000 Professional does not provide a Security Warning Icon, which makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to trick a user into interacting unsafely with an untrusted applet.
- Record
CVE-2009-2717- CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-264
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The Abstract Window Toolkit (AWT) implementation in Sun Java SE 6 before Update 15 on Windows 2000 Professional does not provide a Security Warning Icon, which makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to trick a user into interacting unsafely with an untrusted applet.
- Record
CVE-2009-2717- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2009-2708 No score
The Abstract Window Toolkit (AWT) implementation in Sun Java SE 6 before Update 15 on Windows 2000 Professional does not provide a Security Warning Icon, which makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to trick a user into interacting unsafely with an untrusted applet.
- Record
EUVD-2009-2708- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jv6f-9247-pc9g No score
The Abstract Window Toolkit (AWT) implementation in Sun Java SE 6 before Update 15 on Windows...
The Abstract Window Toolkit (AWT) implementation in Sun Java SE 6 before Update 15 on Windows 2000 Professional does not provide a Security Warning Icon, which makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to trick a user into interacting unsafely with an untrusted applet.
- Record
GHSA-jv6f-9247-pc9g- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2009-2717 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Sun Java Se, published August 10, 2009. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.33%, the 71st percentile. No source names a fixed version.