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CVE-2010-0842

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2010-0842 is an unspecified vulnerability within the Sound component of Oracle Java SE and Java for Business versions 6 Update 18, 5.0 Update 23, 1.4.2_25, and 1.3.1_27, impacting confidentiality, integrity, and availability. With a CVSS score of 7.5, it is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, potentially allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted MIDI file. While not listed in CISA KEV, a Metasploit module exists for this vulnerability, indicating readily available exploit code, though it has received minimal community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 1.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:*:update_18:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.6.0:update_1:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.6.0:update_10:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.6.0:update_11:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.5HIGH

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
77.72%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
99.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
Metasploit: Java MixerSequencer Object GM_Song Structure Handling Vulnerability · Mar 30, 2010
ExploitDB: EDB-18485 · Feb 16, 2012
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.7772 is in the 99th percentile among its peer group of 51,485 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (17)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Extras for RHEL 3Fixed in: java-1.4.2-ibm-0:1.4.2.13.5-1jpp.1.el3
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Extras for RHEL 4Fixed in: java-1.6.0-sun-1:1.6.0.19-1jpp.1.el4
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Extras for RHEL 4Fixed in: java-1.5.0-sun-0:1.5.0.22-1jpp.3.el4
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Extras for RHEL 4Fixed in: java-1.6.0-ibm-1:1.6.0.8-1jpp.1.el4
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Extras for RHEL 4Fixed in: java-1.5.0-ibm-1:1.5.0.11.2-1jpp.1.el4
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Extras for RHEL 4Fixed in: java-1.4.2-ibm-0:1.4.2.13.5-1jpp.1.el4
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Extras for RHEL 4.7.zFixed in: java-1.5.0-sun-0:1.5.0.22-1jpp.3.el4
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Network Satellite Server v 5.3Fixed in: java-1.6.0-ibm-1:1.6.0.8-1jpp.1.el5
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: RHEL 4 for SAPFixed in: java-1.4.2-ibm-sap-0:1.4.2.13.5.sap-1jpp.1.el4_8
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: RHEL 5 for SAPFixed in: java-1.4.2-ibm-sap-0:1.4.2.13.5.sap-1jpp.1.el5
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: java-1.6.0-sun-1:1.6.0.19-1jpp.1.el5
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: java-1.5.0-sun-0:1.5.0.22-1jpp.3.el5
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: java-1.6.0-ibm-1:1.6.0.8-1jpp.1.el5
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: java-1.5.0-ibm-1:1.5.0.11.2-1jpp.1.el5
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: java-1.4.2-ibm-0:1.4.2.13.5-1jpp.1.el5
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Supplementary for RHEL 5.2.zFixed in: java-1.5.0-sun-0:1.5.0.22-1jpp.3.el5
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Supplementary for RHEL 5.3.zFixed in: java-1.5.0-sun-0:1.5.0.22-1jpp.3.el5
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Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2010-0842Important

JDK multiple unspecified vulnerabilities

Mar 30, 2010

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Vendor Advisory
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vupen.com / english/advisories/2010/1191
Vendor Advisory
vupen.com / english/advisories/2010/1454
Vendor Advisory
vupen.com / english/advisories/2010/1523
Vendor Advisory
vupen.com / english/advisories/2010/1793
Vendor Advisory
zerodayinitiative.com / advisories/ZDI-10-060