CVE-2010-0838

What it is

Unspecified vulnerability in the Java 2D 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. NOTE: the previous information was obtained from the March 2010 CPU. Oracle has not commented on claims from a reliable researcher that this is a stack-based buffer overflow using an untrusted size value in the readMabCurveData function in the CMM module in the JVM.

At a glance

Exploitability

Can be exploited over the network without logging in. Limited direct impact.

Exploit odds

14.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS). Higher than most.

Fix

A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.

Timeline

1. 2010-04-01 16:30 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2. 2026-06-16 23:16 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

• Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
• Exploit odds: 14.9% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
• Severity: 7.5 HIGH (CVSS).
• Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.

Details

Published

2010-04-01 16:30 UTC

Last modified

2026-06-16 23:16 UTC

Exploit probability

14.9% · EPSS, next 30 days

Record status

Modified

Affected

• Sun Jre ≤ 1.6.0
• Sun Jre 1.6.0
• Sun Jdk ≤ 1.6.0
• Sun Jdk 1.6.0
• Sun Jdk ≤ 1.5.0
• Sun Jdk 1.5.0
• Sun Jre ≤ 1.5.0
• Sun Jre 1.5.0

Attack profile CVSS 2.0 · 7.5

Attack vector

Network

Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

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