CVE-2010-4473

Unspecified vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) in Oracle Java SE and Java for Business 6 Update 23 and earlier, 5.0 Update 27 and earlier, and 1.4.2_29 and earlier allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via unknown vectors related to Sound and unspecified APIs, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-4454 and CVE-2010-4462.

Published: 2011-02-17 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2010-4473 is rated High Risk (71.8/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 7.41%, 91th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. 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-2010-4473

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 2025-06-05 7.51% 7.41% -0.09%
2 2025-05-30 7.03% 7.51% +0.47%
3 2025-03-30 — 7.03% —

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2010-4473

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-2010-4473

OS Trackers for CVE-2010-4473

vendor priority summary link
gentoo normal CVE-2010-4473: 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-2010-4473
redhat high — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-4473
ubuntu medium CVE-2010-4473 medium priority: Ubuntu including 4 source packages (openjdk-6, openjdk-6b18, sun-java5, sun-java6), 28 status rows across 7 suites (dapper, hardy, karmic, lucid, maverick, natty, upstream): not-affected 9, released 9, DNE 8, ignored 2. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2010-4473

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2010-4473

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
sun jre <= 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:*:update_23:*:*:*:*:*:*
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_21:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jre 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.6.0:update_22:*:*:*:*:*:*
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_23:*:*:*:*:*:*
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_21:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jdk 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.6.0:update_22:*:*:*:*:*:*
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:*:update27:*:*:*:*:*:*
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:update25:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jdk 1.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update26:*:*:*:*:*:*
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_29 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2010-4473

URL Tags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-05/msg00004.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-07/msg00010.html
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=133728004526190&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=134254866602253&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=134254957702612&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/44954
http://secunia.com/advisories/49198
http://www.hitachi.co.jp/Prod/comp/soft1/global/security/info/vuls/HS11-003/index.html
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuapr2011-301950.html
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/javacpufeb2011-304611.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0282.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0880.html
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12952
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14119
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