CVE-2010-3557 Other in n/a
Remote attackers can compromise confidentiality, integrity, and availability in Oracle Java SE via the Swing component, requiring user interaction.
- 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
What is CVE-2010-3557?
CVE-2010-3557 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Sun Jdk, published on 19 Oct 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 Swing component in Oracle Java SE and Java for Business 6 Update 21, 5.0 Update 25, 1.4.2_27, and 1.3.1_28 allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via unknown vectors. NOTE: the previous information was obtained from the October 2010 CPU. Oracle has not commented on claims from a reliable downstream vendor that this is related to the modification of "behavior and state of certain JDK classes" and "mutable static."
Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-3557?
It affects 3 products.
How do I fix CVE-2010-3557?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2010-3557 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-3557 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Sun Jdk
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6jxx-vp42-6rcv.