CVE-2009-3869

HighPublished

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...

Published: Nov 5, 2009
Updated: Aug 7, 2024
Assigning CNA: mitre
Evidence observed: Sep 20, 2010

Primary CVSS

9.3/ 10High

nvd · CVSS 2.0

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

EPSS probability estimate

65.4%

High · next 30 days

Percentile: 99.3%
Model date: Oct 14, 2026

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Summary

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.

Sources

Repository evidence: Files: 1 · Repositories: 1

1 Module

Sun Java JRE AWT setDiffICM Buffer OverflowModule
modules/exploits/multi/browser/java_setdifficm_bof.rb
Metasploit Framework modules
ExploitEvidence observed: Sep 26, 2026Revision: be32cd78a532Related tool
Declared conditions
- platform: OSX,Windows($.exploit_multi/browser/java_setdifficm_bof.platform)
- verification: check_not_declared($.exploit_multi/browser/java_setdifficm_bof.check)

Sun Java - JRE AWT setDiffICM Buffer Overflow (Metasploit)Exploit

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