The Abstract Window Toolkit (AWT) implementation in Sun Java SE 6 before Update 15 on X11 does not impose the intended constraint on distance from the window border to the Security Warning Icon, which makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to trick a user into interacting unsafely with an untrusted applet.
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2009-2709 The Abstract Window Toolkit (AWT) implementation in Sun Java SE 6 before Update 15 on X11 does not impose the intended constraint on distance from the window border to the Security Warning Icon, which makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to trick a user into interacting unsafely with an untrusted applet.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T05:59:57.010Z

Reserved: 2009-08-10T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2009-2718

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2009-08-10T20:30:00.563

Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Link: CVE-2009-2718

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2009-08-11T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2009-2718 - Bugzilla

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