CVE-2009-2717: Sun Java SE

Medium severity, CVSS 6.8. EPSS: 1.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The Abstract Window Toolkit (AWT) implementation in Sun Java SE 6 before Update 15 on Windows 2000 Professional does not provide a Security Warning Icon, which makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to trick a user into interacting unsafely with an untrusted applet.

Affected products

• Sun Java SE: up to and including 6

Published 2009-08-10. Last modified 2026-06-16.