CVE-2009-3864
HIGHEPSS 97th pctlDescription
The Java Update functionality in Java Runtime Environment (JRE) in Sun Java SE in JDK and JRE 5.0 before Update 22 and JDK and JRE 6 before Update 17, when a non-English version of Windows is used, does not retrieve available new JRE versions, which allows remote attackers to leverage vulnerabilities in older releases of this software, aka Bug Id 6869694.
CVSS v2 Vector
No CVSS vector data available.
Exploit Intelligence
Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 97% of all known CVEs.
References
- http://java.sun.com/javase/6/webnotes/6u17.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-11/msg00010.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37231
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37239
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-269868-1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36881
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3131
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6753
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Start freeThis product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-23.