CVE-2010-0840Unspecified 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,…
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CISA lists it as known exploited since May 25, 2022; federal agencies had to remediate by Jun 15, 2022. Treat that date as your deadline.
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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 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 related to improper checks when executing privileged methods in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE), which allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) an untrusted object that extends the trusted class but has not modified a certain method, or (2) "a similar trust issue with interfaces," aka "Trusted Methods Chaining Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."
- CVSS
- 9.8 CRITICAL (v3.1, CISA ADP)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- Not given
- Known exploited
- Added to CISA KEV May 25, 2022; federal remediation due Jun 15, 2022Apply updates per vendor instructions.
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- 96.32% (percentile 100)
- Assigned by
- oracle
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Oct 22, 2025
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
oracle jre oracle:jre | 1.4.2_25; 1.5.0; 1.6.0 | NVD |
opensuse opensuse opensuse:opensuse | 11.0; 11.1; 11.2 | NVD |
canonical ubuntu_linux canonical:ubuntu_linux | 8.04; 8.10; 9.04; 9.10 | NVD |
References
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//May/msg00001.htmlvendor-advisory, x-refsource-apple, mailing-list, third-party-advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=134254866602253&w=2vendor-advisory, x-refsource-hp, mailing-list
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/510528/100/0/threadedmailing-list, x-refsource-bugtraq
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39317third-party-advisory, x-refsource-secunia, broken-link, vendor-advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0383.htmlvendor-advisory, x-refsource-redhat, broken-link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40545third-party-advisory, x-refsource-secunia, broken-link, vendor-advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1454vdb-entry, x-refsource-vupen
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A13971vdb-entry, signature, x-refsource-oval
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39819third-party-advisory, x-refsource-secunia, broken-link, vendor-advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1107vdb-entry, x-refsource-vupen
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0338.htmlvendor-advisory, x-refsource-redhat, broken-link
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1793vdb-entry, x-refsource-vupen
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//May/msg00002.htmlvendor-advisory, x-refsource-apple, mailing-list, third-party-advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-05/msg00001.htmlvendor-advisory, x-refsource-suse, mailing-list, third-party-advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43308third-party-advisory, x-refsource-secunia, broken-link, vendor-advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuoct2010-175626.htmlx-refsource-confirm, patch, third-party-advisory
- http://itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=emr_na-c02273751vendor-advisory, x-refsource-hp, broken-link
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=127557596201693&w=2vendor-advisory, x-refsource-hp, mailing-list
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/javacpumar2010-083341.htmlx-refsource-confirm, patch, third-party-advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0339.htmlvendor-advisory, x-refsource-redhat, broken-link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39292third-party-advisory, x-refsource-secunia, broken-link, vendor-advisory
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4170x-refsource-confirm, release-notes, third-party-advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1523vdb-entry, x-refsource-vupen
- http://www.vmware.com/support/vsphere4/doc/vsp_vc41_u1_rel_notes.htmlx-refsource-confirm
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/39065vdb-entry, x-refsource-bid
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-04/msg00001.htmlmailing-list, third-party-advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-09/msg00006.htmlmailing-list, third-party-advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39659broken-link, vendor-advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40211broken-link, vendor-advisory
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4171release-notes, third-party-advisory
- http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-923-1third-party-advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:084broken-link
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0337.htmlbroken-link
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