JDK improper version selection
Published Aug 10, 2009
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.29%
Description
The plugin functionality in Sun Java SE 6 before Update 15 does not properly implement version selection, which allows context-dependent attackers to leverage vulnerabilities in "old zip and certificate handling" and have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors.
Affected products
No data.
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Extras for RHEL 4
java-1.6.0-sun-1:1.6.0.15-1jpp.1.el4
Fixed · RHSA-2009:1200
Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
java-1.6.0-sun-1:1.6.0.15-1jpp.1.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2009:1200
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extras for RHEL 4 | java-1.6.0-sun-1:1.6.0.15-1jpp.1.el4 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:1200 |
| Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | java-1.6.0-sun-1:1.6.0.15-1jpp.1.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:1200 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 4, 2026.
Score over time
2022-2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed. Showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 4, 2026 | 1.29% (0.01287) | 69.16th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.29% (0.01287) | 66.29th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.33% (0.00333) | 54.00th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.51% (0.00505) | 77.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.51% (0.00505) | 75.79th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.51% (0.00507) | 72.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 55.18th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 17, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 53.57th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 51.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 29.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (11)
- http://java.sun.com/javase/6/webnotes/6u15.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37386 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37460 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200911-02.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-2716 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=516812 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-2716
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-2716
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://java.sun.com/javase/6/webnotes/6u15.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/37386 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/37460 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200911-02.xml | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-2716 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=516812 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-2716 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-2716 |
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