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CVE-2009-2676

Unspecified vulnerability in JNLPAppletlauncher in Sun Java SE, and SE for Business, in JDK and JRE 6 Update 14 and earlier and JDK and JRE 5.0 Update 19 and earlier; and Java SE for Business in SDK and JRE 1.4.2_21 and earlier; allows remote attackers to create or modify arbitrary files via vectors involving an untrusted Java applet that accesses an old version of JNLPAppletLauncher.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2009-2676 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 4 products from sun, from sun, from sun and 1 other, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Originally identified in 2009, this vulnerability predates many modern security frameworks and practices. The vulnerability landscape of that era was characterized by different threat models and less mature defense mechanisms compared to contemporary standards.

Published

2009-08-05T19:30:01.313

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 6.8 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
NVD-CWE-noinfo

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	sun	java_se	*	Yes
Application	sun	java_se	*	Yes
Application	sun	jdk	≤ 1.5.0	Yes
Application	sun	jdk	≤ 1.6.0	Yes
Application	sun	jdk	1.5.0	Yes
Application	sun	jdk	1.5.0	Yes
Application	sun	jdk	1.5.0	Yes
Application	sun	jdk	1.5.0	Yes
Application	sun	jdk	1.5.0	Yes
Application	sun	jdk	1.5.0	Yes
Application	sun	jdk	1.5.0	Yes
Application	sun	jdk	1.5.0	Yes
Application	sun	jdk	1.5.0	Yes
Application	sun	jdk	1.5.0	Yes
Application	sun	jdk	1.5.0	Yes
Application	sun	jdk	1.5.0	Yes
Application	sun	jdk	1.5.0	Yes
Application	sun	jdk	1.5.0	Yes
Application	sun	jdk	1.5.0	Yes
Application	sun	jdk	1.5.0	Yes
Application	sun	jdk	1.5.0	Yes
Application	sun	jdk	1.5.0	Yes
Application	sun	jdk	1.5.0	Yes
Application	sun	jdk	1.5.0	Yes
Application	sun	jdk	1.6.0	Yes
Application	sun	jdk	1.6.0	Yes
Application	sun	jdk	1.6.0	Yes
Application	sun	jdk	1.6.0	Yes
Application	sun	jdk	1.6.0	Yes
Application	sun	jdk	1.6.0	Yes
Application	sun	jdk	1.6.0	Yes
Application	sun	jdk	1.6.0	Yes
Application	sun	jdk	1.6.0	Yes
Application	sun	jdk	1.6.0	Yes
Application	sun	jdk	1.6.0	Yes
Application	sun	jre	≤ 1.5.0	Yes
Application	sun	jre	≤ 1.6.0	Yes
Application	sun	jre	1.5.0	Yes
Application	sun	jre	1.5.0	Yes
Application	sun	jre	1.5.0	Yes
Application	sun	jre	1.5.0	Yes
Application	sun	jre	1.5.0	Yes
Application	sun	jre	1.5.0	Yes
Application	sun	jre	1.5.0	Yes
Application	sun	jre	1.5.0	Yes
Application	sun	jre	1.5.0	Yes
Application	sun	jre	1.5.0	Yes
Application	sun	jre	1.5.0	Yes
Application	sun	jre	1.5.0	Yes
Application	sun	jre	1.5.0	Yes
Application	sun	jre	1.5.0	Yes
Application	sun	jre	1.5.0	Yes
Application	sun	jre	1.5.0	Yes
Application	sun	jre	1.5.0	Yes
Application	sun	jre	1.5.0	Yes
Application	sun	jre	1.5.0	Yes
Application	sun	jre	1.6.0	Yes
Application	sun	jre	1.6.0	Yes
Application	sun	jre	1.6.0	Yes
Application	sun	jre	1.6.0	Yes
Application	sun	jre	1.6.0	Yes
Application	sun	jre	1.6.0	Yes
Application	sun	jre	1.6.0	Yes
Application	sun	jre	1.6.0	Yes
Application	sun	jre	1.6.0	Yes
Application	sun	jre	1.6.0	Yes
Application	sun	jre	1.6.0	Yes
Application	sun	java_se	*	Yes
Application	sun	jre	≤ 1.4.2_21	Yes
Application	sun	jre	1.4.0	Yes
Application	sun	jre	1.4.0_01	Yes
Application	sun	jre	1.4.0_02	Yes
Application	sun	jre	1.4.0_03	Yes
Application	sun	jre	1.4.0_04	Yes
Application	sun	jre	1.4.1	Yes
Application	sun	jre	1.4.1	Yes
Application	sun	jre	1.4.1	Yes
Application	sun	jre	1.4.1	Yes
Application	sun	jre	1.4.1	Yes
Application	sun	jre	1.4.1	Yes
Application	sun	jre	1.4.1	Yes
Application	sun	jre	1.4.1	Yes
Application	sun	jre	1.4.2	Yes
Application	sun	jre	1.4.2	Yes
Application	sun	jre	1.4.2	Yes
Application	sun	jre	1.4.2	Yes
Application	sun	jre	1.4.2	Yes
Application	sun	jre	1.4.2	Yes
Application	sun	jre	1.4.2_1	Yes
Application	sun	jre	1.4.2_2	Yes
Application	sun	jre	1.4.2_3	Yes
Application	sun	jre	1.4.2_4	Yes
Application	sun	jre	1.4.2_5	Yes
Application	sun	jre	1.4.2_6	Yes
Application	sun	jre	1.4.2_7	Yes
Application	sun	jre	1.4.2_8	Yes
Application	sun	jre	1.4.2_9	Yes
Application	sun	jre	1.4.2_10	Yes
Application	sun	jre	1.4.2_11	Yes
Application	sun	jre	1.4.2_12	Yes
Application	sun	jre	1.4.2_13	Yes
Application	sun	jre	1.4.2_14	Yes
Application	sun	jre	1.4.2_15	Yes
Application	sun	sdk	≤ 1.4.2_21	Yes
Application	sun	sdk	1.4.0	Yes
Application	sun	sdk	1.4.0_01	Yes
Application	sun	sdk	1.4.0_02	Yes
Application	sun	sdk	1.4.0_03	Yes
Application	sun	sdk	1.4.0_04	Yes
Application	sun	sdk	1.4.1	Yes
Application	sun	sdk	1.4.1_01	Yes
Application	sun	sdk	1.4.1_02	Yes
Application	sun	sdk	1.4.1_03	Yes
Application	sun	sdk	1.4.1_04	Yes
Application	sun	sdk	1.4.1_05	Yes
Application	sun	sdk	1.4.1_06	Yes
Application	sun	sdk	1.4.1_07	Yes
Application	sun	sdk	1.4.2	Yes
Application	sun	sdk	1.4.2_1	Yes
Application	sun	sdk	1.4.2_2	Yes
Application	sun	sdk	1.4.2_3	Yes
Application	sun	sdk	1.4.2_4	Yes
Application	sun	sdk	1.4.2_5	Yes
Application	sun	sdk	1.4.2_6	Yes
Application	sun	sdk	1.4.2_7	Yes
Application	sun	sdk	1.4.2_8	Yes
Application	sun	sdk	1.4.2_9	Yes
Application	sun	sdk	1.4.2_10	Yes
Application	sun	sdk	1.4.2_11	Yes
Application	sun	sdk	1.4.2_12	Yes
Application	sun	sdk	1.4.2_13	Yes
Application	sun	sdk	1.4.2_14	Yes
Application	sun	sdk	1.4.2_15	Yes
Application	sun	sdk	1.4.2_16	Yes
Application	sun	sdk	1.4.2_17	Yes
Application	sun	sdk	1.4.2_18	Yes
Application	sun	sdk	1.4.2_19	Yes
Application	sun	sdk	1.4.2_20	Yes

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-08/msg00003.html ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-11/msg00002.html ([email protected])
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=125787273209737&w=2 ([email protected])
http://osvdb.org/56789 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/36176 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/36199 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/36248 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/37300 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/37386 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/37460 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200911-02.xml ([email protected])
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-125136-16-1 Patch ([email protected])
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-263490-1 Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuoct2009-096303.html ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35946 ([email protected])
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022657 ([email protected])
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-294A.html US Government Resource ([email protected])
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8453 ([email protected])
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1199.html ([email protected])
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1200.html ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-08/msg00003.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-11/msg00002.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=125787273209737&w=2 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://osvdb.org/56789 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/36176 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/36199 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/36248 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/37300 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/37386 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/37460 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200911-02.xml (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-125136-16-1 Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-263490-1 Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuoct2009-096303.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35946 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022657 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-294A.html US Government Resource (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8453 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1199.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1200.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For sun's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.