CVE-2009-3869

NONECVSS 0.0Weaponized
0.0
EchelonGraph verdictPatch this weekExploitation is likely or a public exploit exists.
  • High exploitation likelihood — EPSS 65%
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 65%CVSS: —Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

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Stack-based buffer overflow in the setDiffICM function in the Abstract Window Toolkit (AWT) in Java Runtime Environment (JRE) in Sun Java SE in JDK and JRE 5.0 before Update 22, JDK and JRE 6 before Update 17, SDK and JRE 1.3.x before 1.3.1_27, and SDK and JRE 1.4.x before 1.4.2_24 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted argument, aka Bug Id 6872357.

CVSS v3
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EG Score
0.0(none)
EPSS
99.2%
KEV
Not listed

Published

November 5, 2009

Last Modified

April 23, 2026

References (54)

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2009-3869(2)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Patch Availability(8)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
ubuntuopenjdk-6-jre (6b16-1.6.1-3ubuntu1) @ karmic2026-05-30ubuntu
redhatjava-1.4.2-ibm-0:1.4.2.13.4.sap-1jpp.1.el52010-05-12redhat
redhatjava-1.6.0-ibm-1:1.6.0.7-1jpp.2.el52010-01-14redhat
redhatjava-1.4.2-ibm-0:1.4.2.13.3-1jpp.1.el52009-12-08redhat
redhatjava-1.5.0-ibm-1:1.5.0.11-1jpp.1.el52009-12-08redhat
redhatjava-1.6.0-openjdk-1:1.6.0.0-1.7.b09.el52009-11-16redhat
redhatjava-1.5.0-sun-0:1.5.0.22-1jpp.1.el52009-11-10redhat
redhatjava-1.6.0-sun-1:1.6.0.17-1jpp.2.el52009-11-09redhat

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Additional Vendor Advisories

(7)

Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 4× in last 7d / 23× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-07-06 16:23 UTCEPSS rescore
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  1. 2026-06-06 13:44 UTCEPSS rescore
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  15. 2026-05-30 14:42 UTCEG score recompute
  16. 2026-05-30 14:42 UTCVendor advisory
  17. 2026-05-30 14:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-05-29 13:40 UTCEPSS rescore
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Publicly available exploits

(2 references)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Metasploit module) (1 Exploit-DB entry). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

  • Exploit-DBEDB-16298✓ verified
    First seen Sep 20, 2010

    Sun Java - JRE AWT setDiffICM Buffer Overflow (Metasploit)

    Open source ↗
  • Metasploitexploit/multi/browser/java_setdifficm_bof✓ verified
    First seen Nov 4, 2009

    Sun Java JRE AWT setDiffICM Buffer Overflow

    Open source ↗

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Frequently asked(4)

What is CVE-2009-3869?
CVE-2009-3869 is a none vulnerability published on November 5, 2009. Stack-based buffer overflow in the setDiffICM function in the Abstract Window Toolkit (AWT) in Java Runtime Environment (JRE) in Sun Java SE in JDK and JRE 5.0 before Update 22, JDK and JRE 6 before Update 17, SDK and JRE 1.3.x before 1.3.127, and SDK and JRE 1.4.x before 1.4.224 allows remote…
When was CVE-2009-3869 disclosed?
CVE-2009-3869 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on November 5, 2009, with the most recent update on April 23, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2009-3869 actively exploited?
CVE-2009-3869 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 99.2% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
How do I remediate CVE-2009-3869?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2009-3869, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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