Unspecified vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment 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, 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 a race condition related to deserialization.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2010-3568 is rated High Risk (72.5/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 9.24%, 92th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.
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EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2025-12-07 | 9.13% | 9.24% | +0.11% |
| 2 | 2025-05-30 | 9.24% | 9.13% | -0.11% |
| 3 | 2025-03-30 | — | 9.24% | — |
Full EPSS history (8 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10.0 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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10.0 | 10.0 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
gentoo
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high | CVE-2010-3568: 2 GLSA(s) (201111-02, 201406-32), 4 atom(s) (app-emulation/emul-linux-x86-java, dev-java/icedtea-bin, dev-java/sun-jdk, dev-java/sun-jre-bin); latest impact high. | https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2010-3568 |
redhat
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high | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-3568 |
suse
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high | — | https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-3568/ |
ubuntu
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low | CVE-2010-3568 low priority: Ubuntu including 3 source packages (openjdk-6, openjdk-6b18, sun-java6), 21 status rows across 8 suites (dapper, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, karmic, lucid, maverick, upstream): released 12, DNE 5, needs-triage 2, not-affected 2. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2010-3568 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| sun | jre | <= 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:*:update_21:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jre | 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jre | 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.6.0:update_1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jre | 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.6.0:update_10:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jre | 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.6.0:update_11:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jre | 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.6.0:update_12:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jre | 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.6.0:update_13:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jre | 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.6.0:update_14:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jre | 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.6.0:update_15:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jre | 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.6.0:update_16:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jre | 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.6.0:update_17:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jre | 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.6.0:update_18:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jre | 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.6.0:update_19:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jre | 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.6.0:update_2:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jre | 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.6.0:update_20:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jre | 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.6.0:update_3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jre | 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.6.0:update_4:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jre | 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.6.0:update_5:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jre | 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.6.0:update_6:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jre | 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.6.0:update_7:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jdk | <= 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:*:update_21:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jdk | 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jdk | 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.6.0:update_10:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jdk | 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.6.0:update_11:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jdk | 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.6.0:update_12:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jdk | 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.6.0:update_13:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jdk | 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.6.0:update_14:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jdk | 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.6.0:update_15:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jdk | 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.6.0:update_16:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jdk | 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.6.0:update_17:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jdk | 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.6.0:update_18:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jdk | 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.6.0:update_19:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jdk | 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.6.0:update_20:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jdk | 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.6.0:update_3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jdk | 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.6.0:update_4:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jdk | 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.6.0:update_5:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jdk | 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.6.0:update_6:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jdk | 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.6.0:update_7:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jdk | 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.6.0:update1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jdk | 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.6.0:update1_b06:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jdk | 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.6.0:update2:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jdk | <= 1.5.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:*:update25:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jdk | 1.5.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jdk | 1.5.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jdk | 1.5.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update10:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jdk | 1.5.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update11:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jdk | 1.5.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update12:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jdk | 1.5.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update13:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jdk | 1.5.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update14:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jdk | 1.5.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update15:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jdk | 1.5.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update16:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jdk | 1.5.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update17:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jdk | 1.5.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update18:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jdk | 1.5.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update19:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jdk | 1.5.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update2:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jdk | 1.5.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update20:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jdk | 1.5.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update21:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jdk | 1.5.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update22:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jdk | 1.5.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update23:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jdk | 1.5.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update24:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jdk | 1.5.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jdk | 1.5.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update4:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jdk | 1.5.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update5:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jdk | 1.5.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update6:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jdk | 1.5.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update7:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jdk | 1.5.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update8:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jdk | 1.5.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update9:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | sdk | <= 1.4.2_27 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | sdk | 1.4.2 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | sdk | 1.4.2_1 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | sdk | 1.4.2_02 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_02:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | sdk | 1.4.2_3 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | sdk | 1.4.2_4 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | sdk | 1.4.2_5 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | sdk | 1.4.2_6 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | sdk | 1.4.2_7 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | sdk | 1.4.2_8 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | sdk | 1.4.2_9 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | sdk | 1.4.2_10 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | sdk | 1.4.2_11 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |