Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 19, 2010· Updated Apr 29, 2026
CVE-2010-3551
CVE-2010-3551
Description
Unspecified vulnerability in the Networking component in Oracle Java SE and Java for Business 6 Update 21, 5.0 Update 25, and 1.4.2_27 allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality via unknown vectors.
AI Insight
LLM-synthesized narrative grounded in this CVE's description and references.
Remote attackers can impact confidentiality via unspecified vectors in the Networking component of Oracle Java SE 6u21, 5.0u25, and 1.4.2_27.
Vulnerability
CVE-2010-3551 is an unspecified vulnerability in the Networking component of Oracle Java SE and Java for Business. Affected versions include Java SE 6 Update 21, Java SE 5.0 Update 25, and Java SE 1.4.2_27 [4].
Exploitation
The vulnerability is remotely exploitable without authentication. The exact attack vector is undisclosed, but an attacker can send specially crafted network data to a vulnerable Java application or applet [4].
Impact
Successful exploitation compromises the confidentiality of data processed by the Java Runtime Environment. The attacker may gain unauthorized access to sensitive information [4].
Mitigation
Oracle released updates in the October 2010 Critical Patch Update. The vulnerability is fixed in Java SE 6 Update 22, Java SE 5.0 Update 26, and Java SE 1.4.2_28 [4]. Users should apply the latest updates from Oracle.
References
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Affected products
151cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 46 more
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update10:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update11:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update12:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update13:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update14:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update15:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update16:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update17:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update18:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update19:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update20:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update21:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update22:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update23:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update24:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update5:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update6:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update7:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update8:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update9:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.6.0:update1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.6.0:update_10:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.6.0:update_11:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.6.0:update_12:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.6.0:update_13:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.6.0:update_14:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.6.0:update_15:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.6.0:update_16:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.6.0:update_17:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.6.0:update_18:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.6.0:update_19:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.6.0:update1_b06:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.6.0:update2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.6.0:update_20:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.6.0:update_3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.6.0:update_4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.6.0:update_5:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.6.0:update_6:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.6.0:update_7:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:*:update_21:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=1.6.0
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:*:update25:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=1.5.0
cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 73 more
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=1.4.2_27
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_26:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update10:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update11:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update12:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update13:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update14:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update15:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update16:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update17:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update18:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update19:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update20:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update21:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update22:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update23:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update24:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update5:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update6:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update7:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update8:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update9:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.6.0:update_1:*:*:*:*:*:*
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- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.6.0:update_12:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.6.0:update_13:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.6.0:update_14:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.6.0:update_15:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.6.0:update_16:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.6.0:update_17:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.6.0:update_18:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.6.0:update_19:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.6.0:update_2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.6.0:update_20:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.6.0:update_3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.6.0:update_4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.6.0:update_5:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.6.0:update_6:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.6.0:update_7:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:*:update_21:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=1.6.0
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:*:update25:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=1.5.0
cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 27 more
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=1.4.2_27
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_02:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_26:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- Range: 6 Update 21, 5.0 Update 25, 1.4.2_27
- Range: 6 Update 21, 5.0 Update 25, 1.4.2_27
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
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References
33- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/javacpuoct2010-176258.htmlnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jspnvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-October/049455.htmlnvd
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- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-10/msg00006.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-12/msg00005.htmlnvd
- marc.infonvd
- secunia.com/advisories/41967nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/41972nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/42974nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/44954nvd
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201406-32.xmlnvd
- support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100114315nvd
- support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100114327nvd
- support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100123193nvd
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2011-194091.htmlnvd
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0768.htmlnvd
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0770.htmlnvd
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0786.htmlnvd
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0807.htmlnvd
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0865.htmlnvd
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0873.htmlnvd
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0986.htmlnvd
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0987.htmlnvd
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0880.htmlnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516397/100/0/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/44009nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1010-1nvd
- www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0003.htmlnvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2745nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11330nvd
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