CVE-2010-0842
HIGHEPSS 100th pctlDescription
Unspecified vulnerability in the Sound component in Oracle Java SE and Java for Business 6 Update 18, 5.0 Update 23, 1.4.2_25, and 1.3.1_27 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 an uncontrolled array index that allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a MIDI file with a crafted MixerSequencer object, related to the GM_Song structure.
CVSS v2 Vector
No CVSS vector data available.
Exploit Intelligence
Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 100% of all known CVEs.
References
- http://itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=emr_na-c02273751
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//May/msg00001.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//May/msg00002.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-04/msg00001.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-09/msg00006.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=127557596201693&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=134254866602253&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39317
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39659
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39819
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40211
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40545
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43308
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4170
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4171
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuoct2010-175626.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/javacpumar2010-083341.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0337.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0338.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0383.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0471.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0489.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/510532/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516397/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/39077
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0003.html
- http://www.vmware.com/support/vsphere4/doc/vsp_vc41_u1_rel_notes.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1191
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1454
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1523
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1793
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-10-060
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14101
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