CVE-2010-3571

Unspecified vulnerability in the 2D 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 researcher that this is an integer overflow in the color profile parser that allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Tag structure in a color profile.

Published: 2010-10-19 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2010-3571 is rated High Risk (73.8/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 14.12%, 94th 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.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2010-3571

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 2025-05-30 13.26% 14.12% +0.86%
2 2025-04-20 10.21% 13.26% +3.05%
3 2025-03-30 10.21%

Full EPSS history (11 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2010-3571

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
10.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
10.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2010-3571

OS Trackers for CVE-2010-3571

vendor priority summary link
gentoo normal CVE-2010-3571: 1 GLSA(s) (201111-02), 3 atom(s) (app-emulation/emul-linux-x86-java, dev-java/sun-jdk, dev-java/sun-jre-bin); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2010-3571
redhat critical https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-3571
suse high https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-3571/
ubuntu low CVE-2010-3571 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (sun-java6), 7 status rows across 7 suites (dapper, hardy, jaunty, karmic, lucid, maverick, upstream): released 5, DNE 1, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2010-3571

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2010-3571

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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2010-3571

URL Tags
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&objectID=c02616748
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-10/msg00006.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-12/msg00005.html
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=134254866602253&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/42377
http://secunia.com/advisories/42974
http://secunia.com/advisories/43005
http://secunia.com/advisories/44954
http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100114315
http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100123193
http://www.hitachi.co.jp/Prod/comp/soft1/security/info/vuls/HS10-030/index.html
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2011-194091.html
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/javacpuoct2010-176258.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0770.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0786.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0986.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0987.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0169.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0880.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516397/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/43965
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0003.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2745
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3086
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0183
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-10-203/
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12177
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12285
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