CVE-2009-3729

Unspecified vulnerability in the TrueType font parsing functionality in Sun Java SE 5.0 before...

5.0 Medium

Unspecified vulnerability in the TrueType font parsing functionality in Sun Java SE 5.0 before Update 22 and 6 before Update 17 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a certain test suite, aka Bug Id 6815780.

Exploit likelihood

2.54%Up 1.2 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.0

Record: CVE-2009-3729
CVSS 2.0: 5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2009-3729
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2009-3701 No score

Record: EUVD-2009-3701
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qghh-4hvq-fj66 No score

Unspecified vulnerability in the TrueType font parsing functionality in Sun Java SE 5.0 before...

Record: GHSA-qghh-4hvq-fj66
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

sun jre

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`java-1.6.0-sun` Red Hat:rhel_extras:4 From an advisory covering 22 CVEs	before 1:1.6.0.17-1jpp.1.el4	1:1.6.0.17-1jpp.1.el4
`java-1.6.0-sun-demo` Red Hat:rhel_extras:4 From an advisory covering 22 CVEs	before 1:1.6.0.17-1jpp.1.el4	1:1.6.0.17-1jpp.1.el4
`java-1.6.0-sun-devel` Red Hat:rhel_extras:4 From an advisory covering 22 CVEs	before 1:1.6.0.17-1jpp.1.el4	1:1.6.0.17-1jpp.1.el4
`java-1.6.0-sun-jdbc` Red Hat:rhel_extras:4 From an advisory covering 22 CVEs	before 1:1.6.0.17-1jpp.1.el4	1:1.6.0.17-1jpp.1.el4
`java-1.6.0-sun-plugin` Red Hat:rhel_extras:4 From an advisory covering 22 CVEs	before 1:1.6.0.17-1jpp.1.el4	1:1.6.0.17-1jpp.1.el4
`java-1.6.0-sun-src` Red Hat:rhel_extras:4 From an advisory covering 22 CVEs	before 1:1.6.0.17-1jpp.1.el4	1:1.6.0.17-1jpp.1.el4
`java-1.6.0-sun` Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::client From an advisory covering 22 CVEs	before 1:1.6.0.17-1jpp.2.el5	1:1.6.0.17-1jpp.2.el5
`java-1.6.0-sun-demo` Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::client From an advisory covering 22 CVEs	before 1:1.6.0.17-1jpp.2.el5	1:1.6.0.17-1jpp.2.el5
`java-1.6.0-sun-devel` Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::client From an advisory covering 22 CVEs	before 1:1.6.0.17-1jpp.2.el5	1:1.6.0.17-1jpp.2.el5
`java-1.6.0-sun-jdbc` Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::client From an advisory covering 22 CVEs	before 1:1.6.0.17-1jpp.2.el5	1:1.6.0.17-1jpp.2.el5

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Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`java-1.6.0-sun-plugin` Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::client From an advisory covering 22 CVEs	before 1:1.6.0.17-1jpp.2.el5	1:1.6.0.17-1jpp.2.el5
`java-1.6.0-sun-src` Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::client From an advisory covering 22 CVEs	before 1:1.6.0.17-1jpp.2.el5	1:1.6.0.17-1jpp.2.el5
`java-1.6.0-sun` Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::server From an advisory covering 22 CVEs	before 1:1.6.0.17-1jpp.2.el5	1:1.6.0.17-1jpp.2.el5
`java-1.6.0-sun-demo` Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::server From an advisory covering 22 CVEs	before 1:1.6.0.17-1jpp.2.el5	1:1.6.0.17-1jpp.2.el5
`java-1.6.0-sun-devel` Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::server From an advisory covering 22 CVEs	before 1:1.6.0.17-1jpp.2.el5	1:1.6.0.17-1jpp.2.el5
`java-1.6.0-sun-jdbc` Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::server From an advisory covering 22 CVEs	before 1:1.6.0.17-1jpp.2.el5	1:1.6.0.17-1jpp.2.el5
`java-1.6.0-sun-plugin` Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::server From an advisory covering 22 CVEs	before 1:1.6.0.17-1jpp.2.el5	1:1.6.0.17-1jpp.2.el5
`java-1.6.0-sun-src` Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::server From an advisory covering 22 CVEs	before 1:1.6.0.17-1jpp.2.el5	1:1.6.0.17-1jpp.2.el5

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 6, 2026	affected, facts
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2009-3729 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Sun Jre, published November 9, 2009. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.54%, the 85th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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