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.
http://java.sun.com/javase/6/webnotes/6u15.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/37386
http://secunia.com/advisories/37460
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200911-02.xml
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html
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ID | Name | Product | Family | Severity |
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89736 | VMware ESX Java Runtime Environment (JRE) Multiple Vulnerabilities (VMSA-2010-0002) (remote check) | Nessus | VMware ESX Local Security Checks | critical |
89117 | VMware ESX / ESXi Multiple Vulnerabilities (VMSA-2009-0016) (remote check) | Nessus | Misc. | critical |
45386 | VMSA-2010-0002 : VMware vCenter update release addresses multiple security issues in Java JRE | Nessus | VMware ESX Local Security Checks | critical |
42870 | VMSA-2009-0016 : VMware vCenter and ESX update release and vMA patch release address multiple security issues in third party components. | Nessus | VMware ESX Local Security Checks | critical |
42834 | GLSA-200911-02 : Sun JDK/JRE: Multiple vulnerabilities | Nessus | Gentoo Local Security Checks | critical |
40749 | RHEL 4 / 5 : java-1.6.0-sun (RHSA-2009:1200) | Nessus | Red Hat Local Security Checks | critical |