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CVE-2009-3871

HIGH · CVSS 9.3 EPSS 6.84%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2009-11-05 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.3. It affects Java. It may be remotely exploitable.

CVE
CVE-2009-3871
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
9.3
EPSS
6.84%
Java

Original NVD Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the setBytePixels 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 crafted arguments, aka Bug Id 6872358.