CVE-2010-3574

Unspecified vulnerability in the Networking 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 HttpURLConnection does not properly check for the allowHttpTrace permission, which allows untrusted code to perform HTTP TRACE requests.

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

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2010-3574 is rated High Risk (72.3/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 8.58%, 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.

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-2010-3574

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 8.47% 8.58% +0.10%
2 2025-05-30 8.58% 8.47% -0.10%
3 2025-03-30 8.58%

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2010-3574

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-2010-3574

OS Trackers for CVE-2010-3574

vendor priority summary link
gentoo high CVE-2010-3574: 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-2010-3574
redhat medium https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-3574
ubuntu low CVE-2010-3574 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-2010-3574

NVD evaluator notes for CVE-2010-3574

Impact: Per: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2011-194091.html 'Oracle released a Java Critical Patch Update in October 2010 to address multiple vulnerabilities affecting the Java Runtime Environment. Oracle CVE-2010-3574 refers to the advisories that were applicable to JRockit from the Java Critical Patch Update. The CVSS score of this vulnerability CVE# reflects the highest among those fixed in JRockit. The complete list of all advisories addressed in JRockit under CVE-2010-3574 is as follows: CVE-2010-1321, CVE-2010-3541, CVE-2010-3548, CVE-2010-3549, CVE-2010-3551 CVE-2010-3553, CVE-2010-3554, CVE-2010-3555, CVE-2010-3556, CVE-2010-3557, CVE-2010-3559, CVE-2010-3561, CVE-2010-3562, CVE-2010-3565, CVE-2010-3566, CVE-2010-3567, CVE-2010-3568, CVE-2010-3569, CVE-2010-3571, CVE-2010-3572, CVE-2010-3573 and CVE-2010-3574.'

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2010-3574

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-2010-3574

URL Tags
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&objectID=c02616748
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-October/049455.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-October/049528.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-October/049702.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-10/msg00006.html
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=134254866602253&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/41967 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/41972 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42377 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42432 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42974 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/44954 Vendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201406-32.xml
http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100114315
http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100114327
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 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/javacpuoct2010-176258.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0768.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0770.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0807.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0865.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0873.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0935.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0987.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0152.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0880.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516397/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44011
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1010-1
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0003.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3086 Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3112 Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0134 Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0143 Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=642215
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12367
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12462
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