VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2010-1423
CVSS score9.3 HIGH
EPSS probability55.58%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2010-04-15
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Description
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.
Weakness classification
- CWE-78: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
Primary references
- cve@mitre.org
- cve@mitre.org
- cve@mitre.org — Vendor Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — US Government Resource
- cve@mitre.org — Exploit
- cve@mitre.org
- cve@mitre.org — Patch, Vendor Advisory
- cve@mitre.org
- cve@mitre.org
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Vendor Advisory