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CVE-2009-2719

The Java Web Start implementation in Sun Java SE 6 before Update 15 allows context-dependent...

5.0 Medium

CVE-2009-2719 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) 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 2.03%, the 81st percentile. No source names a fixed version.

What does this mean?
Severity
5.0 MediumCVSS 2.0, NVD
Exploit chance
2.03%EPSS, 81st percentile
Exploitation
None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
Fixed in
No fix listedNo source names one

Description

The Java Web Start implementation in Sun Java SE 6 before Update 15 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (NullPointerException) via a crafted .jnlp file, as demonstrated by the jnlp_file/appletDesc/index.html#misc test in the Technology Compatibility Kit (TCK) for the Java Network Launching Protocol (JNLP).

Exploit likelihood

2.03%Up 0.9 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
java-1.6.0-sun
Red Hat:rhel_extras:4
From an advisory covering 16 CVEs
before 1:1.6.0.15-1jpp.1.el4
1:1.6.0.15-1jpp.1.el4
java-1.6.0-sun-demo
Red Hat:rhel_extras:4
From an advisory covering 16 CVEs
before 1:1.6.0.15-1jpp.1.el4
1:1.6.0.15-1jpp.1.el4
java-1.6.0-sun-devel
Red Hat:rhel_extras:4
From an advisory covering 16 CVEs
before 1:1.6.0.15-1jpp.1.el4
1:1.6.0.15-1jpp.1.el4
java-1.6.0-sun-jdbc
Red Hat:rhel_extras:4
From an advisory covering 16 CVEs
before 1:1.6.0.15-1jpp.1.el4
1:1.6.0.15-1jpp.1.el4
java-1.6.0-sun-plugin
Red Hat:rhel_extras:4
From an advisory covering 16 CVEs
before 1:1.6.0.15-1jpp.1.el4
1:1.6.0.15-1jpp.1.el4
java-1.6.0-sun-src
Red Hat:rhel_extras:4
From an advisory covering 16 CVEs
before 1:1.6.0.15-1jpp.1.el4
1:1.6.0.15-1jpp.1.el4
java-1.6.0-sun
Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::client
From an advisory covering 16 CVEs
before 1:1.6.0.15-1jpp.1.el5
1:1.6.0.15-1jpp.1.el5
java-1.6.0-sun-demo
Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::client
From an advisory covering 16 CVEs
before 1:1.6.0.15-1jpp.1.el5
1:1.6.0.15-1jpp.1.el5
java-1.6.0-sun-devel
Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::client
From an advisory covering 16 CVEs
before 1:1.6.0.15-1jpp.1.el5
1:1.6.0.15-1jpp.1.el5
java-1.6.0-sun-jdbc
Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::client
From an advisory covering 16 CVEs
before 1:1.6.0.15-1jpp.1.el5
1:1.6.0.15-1jpp.1.el5
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
java-1.6.0-sun-plugin
Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::client
From an advisory covering 16 CVEs
before 1:1.6.0.15-1jpp.1.el5
1:1.6.0.15-1jpp.1.el5
java-1.6.0-sun-src
Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::client
From an advisory covering 16 CVEs
before 1:1.6.0.15-1jpp.1.el5
1:1.6.0.15-1jpp.1.el5
java-1.6.0-sun
Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::server
From an advisory covering 16 CVEs
before 1:1.6.0.15-1jpp.1.el5
1:1.6.0.15-1jpp.1.el5
java-1.6.0-sun-demo
Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::server
From an advisory covering 16 CVEs
before 1:1.6.0.15-1jpp.1.el5
1:1.6.0.15-1jpp.1.el5
java-1.6.0-sun-devel
Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::server
From an advisory covering 16 CVEs
before 1:1.6.0.15-1jpp.1.el5
1:1.6.0.15-1jpp.1.el5
java-1.6.0-sun-jdbc
Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::server
From an advisory covering 16 CVEs
before 1:1.6.0.15-1jpp.1.el5
1:1.6.0.15-1jpp.1.el5
java-1.6.0-sun-plugin
Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::server
From an advisory covering 16 CVEs
before 1:1.6.0.15-1jpp.1.el5
1:1.6.0.15-1jpp.1.el5
java-1.6.0-sun-src
Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::server
From an advisory covering 16 CVEs
before 1:1.6.0.15-1jpp.1.el5
1:1.6.0.15-1jpp.1.el5

What each source reports

NVD Score used5.0

The Java Web Start implementation in Sun Java SE 6 before Update 15 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (NullPointerException) via a crafted .jnlp file, as demonstrated by the jnlp_file/appletDesc/index.html#misc test in the Technology Compatibility Kit (TCK) for the Java Network Launching Protocol (JNLP).

Record
CVE-2009-2719
CVSS 2.0
5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness
CWE-119
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score

The Java Web Start implementation in Sun Java SE 6 before Update 15 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (NullPointerException) via a crafted .jnlp file, as demonstrated by the jnlp_file/appletDesc/index.html#misc test in the Technology Compatibility Kit (TCK) for the Java Network Launching Protocol (JNLP).

Record
CVE-2009-2719
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2009-2710No score

The Java Web Start implementation in Sun Java SE 6 before Update 15 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (NullPointerException) via a crafted .jnlp file, as demonstrated by the jnlp_file/appletDesc/index.html#misc test in the Technology Compatibility Kit (TCK) for the Java Network Launching Protocol (JNLP).

Record
EUVD-2009-2710
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-f75p-9w69-p43rNo score

The Java Web Start implementation in Sun Java SE 6 before Update 15 allows context-dependent...

The Java Web Start implementation in Sun Java SE 6 before Update 15 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (NullPointerException) via a crafted .jnlp file, as demonstrated by the jnlp_file/appletDesc/index.html#misc test in the Technology Compatibility Kit (TCK) for the Java Network Launching Protocol (JNLP).

Record
GHSA-f75p-9w69-p43r
Weakness
CWE-119
Updated
2026-11-02

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

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