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CVE-2010-4454: Unspecified vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) in Oracle Java SE and Java for Business 6…

CVE-2010-4454 has a CVSS v2 base score of 10.0 (the maximum on that scale) and affects Sun JRE, along with 2 other products in NVD’s configuration data. Per its scoring, it can be exploited over the network, without authentication. The scored impact on confidentiality, integrity and availability is the highest available.

Vulnerability description

Unspecified vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) in Oracle Java SE and Java for Business 6 Update 23 and earlier, 5.0 Update 27 and earlier, and 1.4.2_29 and earlier allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via unknown vectors related to Sound and unspecified APIs, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-4462 and CVE-2010-4473.

Severity breakdown

CVSS v2.0 10.0: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

  • Access vector: Network. Exploitable remotely over the network.
  • Access complexity: Low. No special conditions are required.
  • Authentication: None. No authentication is needed.
  • Confidentiality impact: Complete. Total information disclosure.
  • Integrity impact: Complete. Total loss of integrity.
  • Availability impact: Complete. Total shutdown of the component.

Affected products

  • Sun JRE: up to and including 1.6.0; 1.6.0; 1.6.0 update_1; 1.6.0 update_10; 1.6.0 update_11; 1.6.0 update_12; 1.6.0 update_13; 1.6.0 update_14; 1.6.0 update_15; 1.6.0 update_16; 1.6.0 update_17; 1.6.0 update_18
  • Sun JDK: up to and including 1.6.0; 1.6.0; 1.6.0 update_10; 1.6.0 update_11; 1.6.0 update_12; 1.6.0 update_13; 1.6.0 update_14; 1.6.0 update_15; 1.6.0 update_16; 1.6.0 update_17; 1.6.0 update_18; 1.6.0 update_19
  • Sun Sdk: up to and including 1.4.2_29; 1.4.2; 1.4.2_1; 1.4.2_02; 1.4.2_3; 1.4.2_4; 1.4.2_5; 1.4.2_6; 1.4.2_7; 1.4.2_8; 1.4.2_9; 1.4.2_10

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