# CVE-2010-0838: 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 at

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2010-04-01 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

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## References

- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//May/msg00001.html
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10482
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=134254866602253&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39317
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0383.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40545
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1454
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39819
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/510534/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/39069
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1107
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0338.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1793
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//May/msg00002.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-05/msg00001.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43308
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-10-061
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuoct2010-175626.html
- http://itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=emr_na-c02273751
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=127557596201693&w=2
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/javacpumar2010-083341.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0339.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39292
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4170
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15056

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