CVE-2010-4471

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Description

The CVE Program describes this issue as:

Unspecified vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) in Oracle Java SE and Java for Business 6 Update 23 and earlier, and 5.0 Update 27 and earlier allows remote untrusted Java Web Start applications and untrusted Java applets to affect confidentiality via unknown vectors related to 2D. NOTE: the previous information was obtained from the February 2011 CPU. Oracle has not commented on claims from a downstream vendor that this issue is related to the exposure of system properties via vectors related to Font.createFont and exception text.

Additional information

  • Bugzilla 676019: OpenJDK Java2D font-related system property leak (6985453)
  • FAQ: Frequently asked questions about CVE-2010-4471

Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) Score Details

Important note

CVSS scores for open source components depend on vendor-specific factors (e.g. version or build chain). Therefore, Red Hat's score and impact rating can be different from NVD and other vendors. Red Hat remains the authoritative CVE Naming Authority (CNA) source for its products and services (see Red Hat classifications).

CVSS v2 Score Breakdown
Red HatNVD

CVSS v2 Base Score

4.3

5

Attack Vector

Network

Network

Access Complexity

Medium

Low

Authentication

None

None

Confidentiality Impact

None

Partial

Integrity Impact

Partial

None

Availability Impact

None

None

CVSS v2 Vector

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

NVD: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Frequently Asked Questions

Why is Red Hat's CVSS v3 score or Impact different from other vendors?

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What is a mitigation?

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