CVE-2010-0539

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.8 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 3.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2010-05-21 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-189

Description

Integer signedness error in the window drawing implementation in Apple Java for Mac OS X 10.5 before Update 7 and Java for Mac OS X 10.6 before Update 2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted applet.

Affected products

Apple Java 1.5: 0-23
Apple Java 1.6: 0-17

References

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//May/msg00001.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//May/msg00002.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/39819
http://securitytracker.com/id?1024012
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4170
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4171
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40240
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1191
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//May/msg00001.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//May/msg00002.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/39819
http://securitytracker.com/id?1024012

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