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CVE-2009-2718

The Abstract Window Toolkit (AWT) implementation in Sun Java SE 6 before Update 15 on X11 does...

6.8 Medium

CVE-2009-2718 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 1.71%, the 77th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

What does this mean?
Severity
6.8 MediumCVSS 2.0, NVD
Exploit chance
1.71%EPSS, 77th percentile
Exploitation
None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
Fixed in
No fix listedNo source names one

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.

Exploit likelihood

1.71%Up 0.6 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 used6.8

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.

Record
CVE-2009-2718
CVSS 2.0
6.8 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-264
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score

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.

Record
CVE-2009-2718
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2009-2709No score

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.

Record
EUVD-2009-2709
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-w7jf-rxf7-qv7vNo score

The Abstract Window Toolkit (AWT) implementation in Sun Java SE 6 before Update 15 on X11 does...

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.

Record
GHSA-w7jf-rxf7-qv7v
Updated
2026-11-02

History

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

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

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