Sun JRE 1.5.0/1.6.0 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Sun JRE 1.5.0/1.6.0. It has been rated as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2010-0837. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Sun JRE 1.5.0/1.6.0 (Programming Language Software). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in the Pack200 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.

The weakness was released 04/01/2010 with Oracle (Website). The advisory is shared at vupen.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2010-0837. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $25k-$100k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/04/2026). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product decreasing in the near future.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 46873 (CentOS 5 : java-1.6.0-openjdk (CESA-2010:0339)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CentOS Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 165594 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update IBM Java 6 (SUSE-SA:2010:026)).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (46873), SecurityFocus (BID 39072†), Secunia (SA39659†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-25262†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-52534, VDB-52532, VDB-52531 and VDB-52529. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.3

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 46873
Nessus Name: CentOS 5 : java-1.6.0-openjdk (CESA-2010:0339)
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OpenVAS ID: 880601
OpenVAS Name: CentOS Update for java CESA-2010:0339 centos5 i386
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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03/03/2010 🔍
03/30/2010 +27 days 🔍
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04/04/2010 +3 days 🔍
03/19/2015 +1810 days 🔍
05/04/2026 +4064 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Organization: Oracle
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2010-0837 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-0837
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-52521

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SecurityFocus: 39072 - Oracle Java SE and Java for Business CVE-2010-0837 Remote Vulnerability
Secunia: 39659
Vulnerability Center: 25262 - [javacpumar2010-083341] Sun JRE and JDK Remote Pack200 Component Unspecified Vulnerability via Unknown Vectors, High

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Created: 03/19/2015 12:22
Updated: 05/04/2026 16:27
Changes: 03/19/2015 12:22 (63), 02/22/2017 10:58 (9), 09/06/2021 20:43 (4), 09/06/2021 20:52 (1), 03/25/2025 23:04 (15), 05/04/2026 16:27 (1)
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