Vulnerability 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."
CVSS Score
MEDIUM
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Sun | Jre | <= 1.6.0 |
| Sun | Jdk | <= 1.6.0 |
| Sun | Sdk | <= 1.4.2_27 |
References
- http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&obje
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-October/049455.ht
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-October/049528.ht
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-October/049702.ht
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-10/msg00006.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-12/msg00005.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=134254866602253&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/41972
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42974
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43005
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44954
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201406-32.xml
- http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100114315
- http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100114327
- http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100123193
FAQ
What is CVE-2010-3557?
CVE-2010-3557 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.8 (MEDIUM). 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...
How severe is CVE-2010-3557?
CVE-2010-3557 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 6.8/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.
Is there a patch for CVE-2010-3557?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Sun Jre, Sun Jdk, Sun Sdk.