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CVE-2009-3886
The Java Web Start implementation in Sun Java SE 6 before Update 17 does not properly handle the interaction between a signed JAR file and…
High7.5EPSS 1.7%
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- redhat
Description
The Java Web Start implementation in Sun Java SE 6 before Update 17 does not properly handle the interaction between a signed JAR file and a JNLP (1) application or (2) applet, which has unspecified impact and attack vectors, related to a "regression," aka Bug Id 6870531.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.7% · top 23% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (5)
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6794 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=532914 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- GLSA-200911-02 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- http://java.sun.com/javase/6/webnotes/6u17.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 37386 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
Sources
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