# CVE-2010-0838: Memory corruption in n/a

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code or cause denial of service via a stack-based buffer overflow in the Java 2D component.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 1 Apr 2010
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-3679-c5fh-7q7w

## What is CVE-2010-0838?

CVE-2010-0838 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Sun Jdk, published on 1 Apr 2010. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

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.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-0838?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Sun Jdk, Sun Jre.

## How do I fix CVE-2010-0838?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2010-0838 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2010-0838 exists.

Public exploit code:

- Java 6.19 CMM readMabCurveData - Remote Stack Overflow (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in Sun Jdk

- [CVE-2011-3521](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-3521/): Deserialization in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2011-3548](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-3548/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2011-3549](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-3549/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2011-3554](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-3554/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2011-0802](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-0802/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2010-0838 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2010-0838 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Sun Jdk, published on 1 Apr 2010. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2010-0838 exists.

Affected product: Sun Jdk. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-0838/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-0838/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-0838
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-0838
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2010-0838

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