Vulnerability in Oracle Jre
CVE-2010-0840
Unspecified vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment component in Oracle Java SE and Java for Business 6 Update 18, 5.0 Update 23, and 1.4.2_25 allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via unknown…
EPSS: 0.963 (99.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Oracle Jre — versions 1.4.2_25, 1.5.0, 1.6.0
- Canonical Ubuntu_linux — versions 8.04, 8.10, 9.04
- Opensuse — versions 11.0, 11.1, 11.2
- N/a — versions n/a
CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)
This CVE is on the CISA KEV catalog, added on . CISA KEV inclusion means CISA has confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; US federal agencies are required to remediate within a published due date.
BOD 22-01 due date: .
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secalert_us@oracle.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_APPLE, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert_us@oracle.com (x_refsource_HP, vendor-advisory, Mailing List)
- secalert_us@oracle.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, Broken Link)
- secalert_us@oracle.com (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Broken Link, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- secalert_us@oracle.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Broken Link)
- secalert_us@oracle.com (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Broken Link, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- secalert_us@oracle.com (vdb-entry, Broken Link, x_refsource_VUPEN, Vendor Advisory)
- secalert_us@oracle.com (Broken Link, signature, x_refsource_OVAL, vdb-entry)
- secalert_us@oracle.com (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Broken Link, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- secalert_us@oracle.com (vdb-entry, Broken Link, x_refsource_VUPEN)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2010-0840?
- CVE-2010-0840 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Oracle Jre. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2010-04-01.
- How severe is CVE-2010-0840?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2010-0840 known to be exploited?
- Yes. CVE-2010-0840 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-05-25), indicating it is being actively exploited. 5 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.