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critical 9.3

CVE-2009-3867 in the critical feed json

Stack-based buffer overflow in the HsbParser.getSoundBank function in Sun Java SE in JDK and JRE 5.0 before Update 22, JDK and JRE 6 before…

published 2009-11-05 17 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2009-3838

cvss
9.3
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
73.2%
EPSS 73.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 99.4%
public exploits
4
Metasploit, Exploit-DB

Summary

Stack-based buffer overflow in the HsbParser.getSoundBank function 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 long file: URL in an argument, aka Bug Id 6854303.

Patch / fix

  • java-1.6.0-ibm RHEL 4 EXTRAS, network satellite 5.3 1:1.6.0.7-1jpp.3.el4
  • java-1.6.0-ibm RHEL 5 EXTRAS, network satellite 5.3 1:1.6.0.7-1jpp.2.el5
  • java-1.5.0-sun RHEL 4 EXTRAS 1.5.0.22-1jpp.1.el4
  • java-1.5.0-sun RHEL 5 EXTRAS 1.5.0.22-1jpp.1.el5
  • java-1.5.0-sun-src RHEL 4 EXTRAS 1.5.0.22-1jpp.1.el4
  • java-1.5.0-sun-src RHEL 5 EXTRAS 1.5.0.22-1jpp.1.el5
  • java-1.5.0-sun-demo RHEL 4 EXTRAS 1.5.0.22-1jpp.1.el4
  • java-1.5.0-sun-demo RHEL 5 EXTRAS 1.5.0.22-1jpp.1.el5

red hat advisories RHSA-2010:0043RHSA-2009:1571RHSA-2009:1560RHSA-2010:0408RHSA-2009:1694RHSA-2009:1647

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2009-3867 updated cvss 6.8

java-1.6.0-sun: Stack-based buffer overflow via a long file: URL argument (6854303)

  • Red Hat Desktop version 3 Extras java-1.4.2-ibm 1.4.2.13.3-1jpp.1.el3, java-1.4.2-ibm-src 1.4.2.13.3-1jpp.1.el3, java-1.4.2-ibm-demo 1.4.2.13.3-1jpp.1.el3, java-1.4.2-ibm-jdbc 1.4.2.13.3-1jpp.1.el3, java-1.4.2-ibm-plugin 1.4.2.13.3-1jpp.1.el3 Red Hat Desktop version 4 Extras java-1.6.0-ibm 1.6.0.7-1jpp.3.el4, java-1.5.0-ibm 1.5.0.11-1jpp.1.el4, java-1.5.0-sun 1.5.0.22-1jpp.1.el4, java-1.6.0-sun 1.6.0.17-1jpp.1.el4, java-1.4.2-ibm 1.4.2.13.3-1jpp.1.el4, java-1.6.0-ibm-src 1.6.0.7-1jpp.3.el4, +22 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 Extras java-1.4.2-ibm 1.4.2.13.3-1jpp.1.el3, java-1.4.2-ibm-src 1.4.2.13.3-1jpp.1.el3, java-1.4.2-ibm-demo 1.4.2.13.3-1jpp.1.el3, java-1.4.2-ibm-jdbc 1.4.2.13.3-1jpp.1.el3, java-1.4.2-ibm-plugin 1.4.2.13.3-1jpp.1.el3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 Extras java-1.6.0-ibm 1.6.0.7-1jpp.3.el4, java-1.5.0-ibm 1.5.0.11-1jpp.1.el4, java-1.5.0-sun 1.5.0.22-1jpp.1.el4, java-1.6.0-sun 1.6.0.17-1jpp.1.el4, java-1.4.2-ibm 1.4.2.13.3-1jpp.1.el4, java-1.6.0-ibm-src 1.6.0.7-1jpp.3.el4, +22 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 5) java-1.6.0-ibm 1.6.0.7-1jpp.2.el5, java-1.5.0-ibm 1.5.0.11-1jpp.1.el5, java-1.5.0-sun 1.5.0.22-1jpp.1.el5, java-1.6.0-sun 1.6.0.17-1jpp.2.el5, java-1.4.2-ibm 1.4.2.13.3-1jpp.1.el5, java-1.6.0-ibm-src 1.6.0.7-1jpp.2.el5, +24 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 Extras java-1.4.2-ibm 1.4.2.13.3-1jpp.1.el3, java-1.4.2-ibm-src 1.4.2.13.3-1jpp.1.el3, java-1.4.2-ibm-demo 1.4.2.13.3-1jpp.1.el3, java-1.4.2-ibm-jdbc 1.4.2.13.3-1jpp.1.el3, java-1.4.2-ibm-plugin 1.4.2.13.3-1jpp.1.el3
    +4 more products
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 Extras java-1.6.0-ibm 1.6.0.7-1jpp.3.el4, java-1.5.0-ibm 1.5.0.11-1jpp.1.el4, java-1.5.0-sun 1.5.0.22-1jpp.1.el4, java-1.6.0-sun 1.6.0.17-1jpp.1.el4, java-1.4.2-ibm 1.4.2.13.3-1jpp.1.el4, java-1.6.0-ibm-src 1.6.0.7-1jpp.3.el4, +22 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 5) java-1.6.0-ibm 1.6.0.7-1jpp.2.el5, java-1.5.0-ibm 1.5.0.11-1jpp.1.el5, java-1.5.0-sun 1.5.0.22-1jpp.1.el5, java-1.6.0-sun 1.6.0.17-1jpp.2.el5, java-1.4.2-ibm 1.4.2.13.3-1jpp.1.el5, java-1.6.0-ibm-src 1.6.0.7-1jpp.2.el5, +24 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 Extras java-1.4.2-ibm 1.4.2.13.3-1jpp.1.el3, java-1.4.2-ibm-src 1.4.2.13.3-1jpp.1.el3, java-1.4.2-ibm-demo 1.4.2.13.3-1jpp.1.el3, java-1.4.2-ibm-jdbc 1.4.2.13.3-1jpp.1.el3, java-1.4.2-ibm-plugin 1.4.2.13.3-1jpp.1.el3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 Extras java-1.6.0-ibm 1.6.0.7-1jpp.3.el4, java-1.5.0-ibm 1.5.0.11-1jpp.1.el4, java-1.5.0-sun 1.5.0.22-1jpp.1.el4, java-1.6.0-sun 1.6.0.17-1jpp.1.el4, java-1.4.2-ibm 1.4.2.13.3-1jpp.1.el4, java-1.6.0-ibm-src 1.6.0.7-1jpp.3.el4, +22 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2009:1643
  • Red Hat Satellite 5.3 (RHEL v.4) java-1.6.0-ibm 1.6.0.7-1jpp.3.el4 Red Hat Satellite 5.3 (RHEL v.5) java-1.6.0-ibm 1.6.0.7-1jpp.2.el5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2010:0043
  • Red Hat RHEL 4 AS for SAP java-1.4.2-ibm 1.4.2.13.4.sap-1jpp.1.el4_8, java-1.4.2-ibm-src 1.4.2.13.4.sap-1jpp.1.el4_8, java-1.4.2-ibm-demo 1.4.2.13.4.sap-1jpp.1.el4_8, java-1.4.2-ibm-javacomm 1.4.2.13.4.sap-1jpp.1.el4_8 Red Hat RHEL 5 Server for SAP java-1.4.2-ibm 1.4.2.13.4.sap-1jpp.1.el5, java-1.4.2-ibm-src 1.4.2.13.4.sap-1jpp.1.el5, java-1.4.2-ibm-demo 1.4.2.13.4.sap-1jpp.1.el5, java-1.4.2-ibm-javacomm 1.4.2.13.4.sap-1jpp.1.el5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2010:0408

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Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-33316)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

73.19% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.4% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 9.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.