CVE-2009-2724

CRITICAL 9.3CVE-2009-2724 · Published 10/08/2009 · updated 16/06/2026

In short

CVE-2009-2724 is a CRITICAL (CVSS 9.3) vulnerability affecting java se (sun).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 1.6%, higher than 75.5% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
java se sun	`≤ 5.0`	No fix yet

Description

Race condition in the java.lang package in Sun Java SE 5.0 before Update 20 has unknown impact and attack vectors, related to a "3Y Race condition in reflection checks."

References

java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/ReleaseNotes.html · Patch
secunia.com/advisories/37386
secunia.com/advisories/37460
security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200911-02.xml
sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do · Patch
securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded
vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html
vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316

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Package

Affected versions

Patched versions

java se

sun

≤ 5.0

No fix yet

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