CVE-2010-0840: Oracle JRE Unspecified Vulnerability
Actively exploited. At least one CVE in this advisory is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — exploitation has been observed in the wild. Treat remediation as urgent.
Unspecified vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) in Java SE component allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via Unknown vectors.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- An unspecified vulnerability in JRE can affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
- Who is affected
- Users of Java SE are affected by this vulnerability.
- Urgency
- Remediation is urgent as it is actively exploited and classified as critical.
- Action
- Users should update to the latest version of JRE.
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Details
Original advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-0840
Exploitation outlook
EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.
- Exploitation confirmedCVE-2010-0840Already exploited in the wild (CISA KEV) — the prediction phase is over. Patch now. Riskier than 100% of all scored CVEs.
Referenced CVEs
| CVE | CSIRTS overview | External |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2010-0840 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
Recent advisories for Oracle JRE Unspecified
A cluster of recent advisories against the same product widens the attack surface — attackers routinely chain freshly published CVEs on one product, so review these together.
- criticalexploitedCVE-2013-2423: Oracle JRE Unspecified Vulnerabilitycisa-kev · 2022-05-25
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