RCE in Oracle Jdk
CVE-2010-1423
Argument injection vulnerability in the URI handler in (a) Java NPAPI plugin and (b) Java Deployment Toolkit in Java 6 Update 10, 19, and other versions, when running on Windows and possibly on Linux, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the (1) -J or (2) -XXaltjvm argument to javaws.exe, which is processed by the launch method. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 9.3 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.556 (99.0th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 99th percentile — 99.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.556 · newest: 0.556 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Oracle Jdk — versions 1.6.0
- Oracle Jre — versions 1.6.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2010-April/074036.html (mailing-list)
- osvdb.org/63648 (vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/39260 (third-party-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/886582 (US Government Resource, third-party-advisory)
- www.reversemode.com/index.php (Exploit)
- www.securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0853 (Patch, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/57615 (vdb-entry)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:14090 (signature, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2010-1423?
- CVE-2010-1423 is a vulnerability in Oracle Jdk, classified under OS Command Injection. Published 2010-04-15.
- Is CVE-2010-1423 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.