CVE-2010-1423
highpriority · attend · 66EPSS 0.556 · 99 %ileexploit · weaponizedEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Argument injection vulnerability in the URI handler in (a) Java NPAPI plugin and (b) Java Deployment Toolkit in Java 6 Update 10, 19, and other versions, when running on Windows and possibly on Linux, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the (1) -J or (2) -XXaltjvm argument to javaws.exe, which is processed by the launch method. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
weaknesses
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exploits (2)
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affected products (5)
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also known as (2)
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sources
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references (18)
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- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2010-April/074036.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://osvdb.org/63648enisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39260enisa_euvd
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/886582enisa_euvd
- http://www.reversemode.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=67&Itemid=1enisa_euvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023840enisa_euvd
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0853enisa_euvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/57615enisa_euvd
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