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CVE-2010-0838

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CVE-2010-0838 is an unspecified vulnerability in the Java 2D component of Oracle Java SE and Java for Business versions 6 Update 18, 5.0 Update, and 23. It is suspected to be a stack-based buffer overflow in the readMabCurveData function within the CMM module of the JVM. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability is considered highly severe, allowing remote attackers to compromise confidentiality, integrity, and availability with low attack complexity. While not actively exploited in the wild, public exploit code exists, specifically a Metasploit module, though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding it.

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
14.90%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
96.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-15056 · Sep 20, 2010
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.1490 is in the 95th percentile among its peer group of 51,553 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 (13)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Extras for RHEL 4Fixed in: java-1.5.0-ibm-1:1.5.0.11.1-1jpp.3.el4
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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 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 Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: java-1.6.0-openjdk-1:1.6.0.0-1.11.b16.el5
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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: Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: java-1.5.0-ibm-1:1.5.0.11.1-1jpp.3.el5
View patch
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
View patch
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
View patch
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
View patch
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-2010-0838Critical

OpenJDK CMM readMabCurveData Buffer Overflow Vulnerability (6899653)

Mar 30, 2010

References

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lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2010//May/msg00002.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2010-04/msg00001.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2010-05/msg00001.html
marc.info
marc.info
secunia.com / advisories/39292
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/39317
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/39659
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/39819
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/40545
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/43308
Vendor Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/57346
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10482
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support.apple.com / kb/HT4170
support.apple.com / kb/HT4171
ubuntu.com / usn/usn-923-1
mandriva.com / security/advisories
oracle.com / technetwork/topics/security/cpuoct2010-175626.html
oracle.com / technetwork/topics/security/javacpumar2010-083341.html
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2010-0337.html
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2010-0338.html
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2010-0339.html
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2010-0383.html
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2010-0471.html
securityfocus.com / archive/1/510534/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / archive/1/516397/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / bid/39069
vmware.com / security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0003.html
vmware.com / support/vsphere4/doc/vsp_vc41_u1_rel_notes.html
vupen.com / english/advisories/2010/1107
Vendor Advisory
vupen.com / english/advisories/2010/1191
Vendor Advisory
vupen.com / english/advisories/2010/1454
Vendor Advisory
vupen.com / english/advisories/2010/1793
Vendor Advisory
zerodayinitiative.com / advisories/ZDI-10-061