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CVE-2010-3557

NVD-CWE-noinfoPublished: October 19, 2010· Updated: Jun 16, 2026

6.8

CVSS v3.1

Official Description

Unspecified vulnerability in the Swing component in Oracle Java SE and Java for Business 6 Update 21, 5.0 Update 25, 1.4.2_27, and 1.3.1_28 allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via unknown vectors. NOTE: the previous information was obtained from the October 2010 CPU. Oracle has not commented on claims from a reliable downstream vendor that this is related to the modification of "behavior and state of certain JDK classes" and "mutable static."

Technical Analysis

CVE-2010-3557 can be exploited remotely over the network without requiring physical or adjacent access, significantly expanding the attack surface for threat actors.

Exploitation requires some privileges, which limits the exposure to scenarios where an attacker has already gained initial access.

CVSS v3.1 Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityM

Privileges Req.

User Interaction

Scope

Impact

ConfidentialityP

IntegrityP

AvailabilityP

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected Vendors & Products

sun3 product(s)

jrejdksdk

Source: NVD CPE · 159 total CPE entries

Exploit & PoC Resources

NO KNOWN EXPLOITNo public exploit confirmed at this time

Offensive Security exploit database

GitHub PoC Search

Community PoC repositories

Rapid7 / Metasploit

Metasploit module search

Security advisories & exploits

Official NIST entry

CVE Program entry

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Official Patches & Advisories

PATCHhttp://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/javacpuoct2010-176258.html

PATCHhttp://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/javacpuoct2010-176258.html

All References (68)

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http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&objectID=c02616748

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http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-October/049455.html

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http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-October/049528.html

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http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-October/049702.html

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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-10/msg00006.html

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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-12/msg00005.html

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http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=134254866602253&w=2

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http://secunia.com/advisories/41972

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http://secunia.com/advisories/42974

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http://secunia.com/advisories/43005

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http://secunia.com/advisories/44954

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http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201406-32.xml

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http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100114315

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http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100114327

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http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100123193

Quick Facts

CVE IDCVE-2010-3557

CVSS Score6.8 / 10

SeverityMEDIUM

WeaknessNVD-CWE-noinfo

CISA KEVNo

Affected1 vendor(s)

PublishedOct 19, 2010

Related CVEs (NVD-CWE-noinfo)

Recommended Actions

→Apply vendor patches immediately
→Monitor CVE-2010-3557 in threat intel feeds
→Review IDS/IPS signatures for exploitation attempts

Data sourced from NVD (NIST), CISA KEV, and EPSS (FIRST). Analysis generated by CTIWatch. CVE data is provided under the NVD usage policy.

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