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TI-2009-02598 Aliases CVE-2009-2720GHSA-jw96-m7hf-43gx

Unspecified vulnerability in the javax.swing.plaf.synth.SynthContext.isSubregion method…

Priority LOW 27Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Partial
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

Unspecified vulnerability in the javax.swing.plaf.synth.SynthContext.isSubregion method in the Swing implementation in Sun Java SE 6 before Update 15 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (NullPointerException in the Jemmy library) via unknown vectors.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02 80th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 2 advisories

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_se:*:14:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 6VulnerableSun
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_se:*:14:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 6 Vulnerable ·Sun

Remediation

Red Hat 2 advisories

  • RHSA-2009:1200 Released 2009-08-06 · Red Hat rating Critical
    java-1.6.0-sun security update
    • Red Hat Desktop version 4 Extras java-1.6.0-sun-1:1.6.0.15-1jpp.1.el4, java-1.6.0-sun-1:1.6.0.15-1jpp.1.el4.i586, java-1.6.0-sun-demo-1:1.6.0.15-1jpp.1.el4 +9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 Extras java-1.6.0-sun-1:1.6.0.15-1jpp.1.el4, java-1.6.0-sun-1:1.6.0.15-1jpp.1.el4.i586, java-1.6.0-sun-demo-1:1.6.0.15-1jpp.1.el4 +9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 5) java-1.6.0-sun-1:1.6.0.15-1jpp.1.el5, java-1.6.0-sun-1:1.6.0.15-1jpp.1.el5.i586, java-1.6.0-sun-demo-1:1.6.0.15-1jpp.1.el5 +9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 Extras java-1.6.0-sun-1:1.6.0.15-1jpp.1.el4, java-1.6.0-sun-1:1.6.0.15-1jpp.1.el4.i586, java-1.6.0-sun-demo-1:1.6.0.15-1jpp.1.el4 +9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 5) java-1.6.0-sun-1:1.6.0.15-1jpp.1.el5, java-1.6.0-sun-1:1.6.0.15-1jpp.1.el5.i586, java-1.6.0-sun-demo-1:1.6.0.15-1jpp.1.el5 +9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 Extras java-1.6.0-sun-1:1.6.0.15-1jpp.1.el4, java-1.6.0-sun-1:1.6.0.15-1jpp.1.el4.i586, java-1.6.0-sun-demo-1:1.6.0.15-1jpp.1.el4 +9
  • RHSA-2009:1199 Released 2009-08-06 · Red Hat rating Critical
    java-1.5.0-sun security update
    • Red Hat Desktop version 4 Extras java-1.5.0-sun-1.5.0.20-1jpp.1.el4, java-1.5.0-sun-1.5.0.20-1jpp.1.el4.i586, java-1.5.0-sun-demo-1.5.0.20-1jpp.1.el4 +8
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 Extras java-1.5.0-sun-1.5.0.20-1jpp.1.el4, java-1.5.0-sun-1.5.0.20-1jpp.1.el4.i586, java-1.5.0-sun-demo-1.5.0.20-1jpp.1.el4 +8
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 5) java-1.5.0-sun-1.5.0.20-1jpp.1.el5, java-1.5.0-sun-1.5.0.20-1jpp.1.el5.i586, java-1.5.0-sun-demo-1.5.0.20-1jpp.1.el5 +8
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 Extras java-1.5.0-sun-1.5.0.20-1jpp.1.el4, java-1.5.0-sun-1.5.0.20-1jpp.1.el4.i586, java-1.5.0-sun-demo-1.5.0.20-1jpp.1.el4 +8
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 5) java-1.5.0-sun-1.5.0.20-1jpp.1.el5, java-1.5.0-sun-1.5.0.20-1jpp.1.el5.i586, java-1.5.0-sun-demo-1.5.0.20-1jpp.1.el5 +8
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 Extras java-1.5.0-sun-1.5.0.20-1jpp.1.el4, java-1.5.0-sun-1.5.0.20-1jpp.1.el4.i586, java-1.5.0-sun-demo-1.5.0.20-1jpp.1.el4 +8

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Desktop version 4 ExtrasFixed RHSA-2009:1199, RHSA-2009:1200
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 ExtrasFixed RHSA-2009:1199, RHSA-2009:1200
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 5)Fixed RHSA-2009:1199, RHSA-2009:1200
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 ExtrasFixed RHSA-2009:1199, RHSA-2009:1200
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 5)Fixed RHSA-2009:1199, RHSA-2009:1200
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 ExtrasFixed RHSA-2009:1199, RHSA-2009:1200

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2009-2720
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jw96-m7hf-43gx

References

Patch 1

Advisory 1

Other 2

  • TI-2009-02601 Unspecified vulnerability in deserialization in the Provider class in Sun Java SE 5.0… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2009-02600 Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the Provider class in Sun Java SE 5.0 before… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2009-02599 Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the Provider class in Sun Java SE 5.0 before… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2009-02571 JDK13Services.getProviders in Sun Java SE 5.0 before Update 20 and 6 before Update 15… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2009-02364 The Java Management Extensions (JMX) implementation in Sun Java SE 6 before Update 15… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2009-02602 Race condition in the java.lang package in Sun Java SE 5.0 before Update 20 has unknown… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
See all 13 →

Sources

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