CVE-2010-0838

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in the Java 2D component in Oracle Java SE and Java for Business 6 Update 18, 5.0, Update, and 23 allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via unknown vectors. NOTE: the previous information was obtained from the March 2010 CPU. Oracle has not commented on claims from a reliable researcher that this is a stack-based buffer overflow using an untrusted size value in the readMabCurveData function in the CMM module in the JVM.

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 17.95% Top 10%

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Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//May/msg00001.html	vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10482	vdb entry signature
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=134254866602253&w=2	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/39317	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0383.html	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/40545	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1454	vdb entry vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/39819	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/510534/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/39069	vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1107	vdb entry vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0338.html	vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1793	vdb entry vendor advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//May/msg00002.html	vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-05/msg00001.html	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/43308	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-10-061
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuoct2010-175626.html
http://itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=emr_na-c02273751	vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=127557596201693&w=2	vendor advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/javacpumar2010-083341.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0339.html	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/39292	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4170
http://www.vmware.com/support/vsphere4/doc/vsp_vc41_u1_rel_notes.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-04/msg00001.html	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/39659	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0471.html	vendor advisory
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-923-1	vendor advisory
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0003.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0337.html	vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/57346	vdb entry
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4171
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A13923	vdb entry signature
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:084	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516397/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1191	vdb entry vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-0838?: CVE-2010-0838 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-0838?: To fix CVE-2010-0838, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2010-0838 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2010-0838 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~18% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.