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title: "CVE-2010-4470\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2010-4470

Publication date 17 February 2011

Last updated 24 July 2024

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

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## Description

Unspecified vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) in Oracle
Java SE and Java for Business 6 Update 23, and, and earlier allows remote
attackers to affect availability via unknown vectors related to JAXP and
unspecified APIs. NOTE: the previous information was obtained from the
February 2011 CPU. Oracle has not commented on claims from a downstream
vendor that this issue is related to "Features set on SchemaFactory not
inherited by Validator."

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| openjdk-6 | 11.10 oneiric | Not affected |
| 11.04 natty | Not affected |
| 10.10 maverick | Fixed 6b20-1.9.7-0ubuntu1 |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Fixed 6b20-1.9.7-0ubuntu1~10.04.1 |
| 9.10 karmic | Fixed 6b20-1.9.7-0ubuntu1~9.10.1 |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Fixed 6b27-1.12.3-0ubuntu1~08.04.1 |
| 6.06 LTS dapper | Not in release |
| openjdk-6b18 | 11.10 oneiric | Fixed 6b18-1.8.7-0ubuntu5 |
| 11.04 natty | Fixed 6b18-1.8.7-0ubuntu5 |
| 10.10 maverick | Fixed 6b18-1.8.7-0ubuntu2.1 |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Fixed 6b18-1.8.7-0ubuntu1~10.04.2 |
| 9.10 karmic | Fixed 6b18-1.8.7-0ubuntu1~9.10.1 |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Not in release |
| 6.06 LTS dapper | Not in release |
| sun-java5 | 11.10 oneiric | Not in release |
| 11.04 natty | Not in release |
| 10.10 maverick | Not in release |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Not in release |
| 9.10 karmic | Not in release |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Ignored end of life |
| 6.06 LTS dapper | Ignored end of life |
| sun-java6 | 11.10 oneiric | Not affected |
| 11.04 natty | Fixed 6.24-1build0.10.10.1 |
| 10.10 maverick | Fixed 6.24-1build0.10.10.1 |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Fixed 6.24-1build0.10.04.1 |
| 9.10 karmic | Fixed 6.24-1build0.9.10.1 |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Fixed 6.24-1build0.8.04.1 |
| 6.06 LTS dapper | Not in release |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2010-4470)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-4470)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2010-4470)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-4470)

### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

+ [USN-1079-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-1079-1)
+ OpenJDK 6 vulnerabilities
+ 1 March 2011

+ [USN-1079-2](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-1079-2)
+ OpenJDK 6 vulnerabilities
+ 15 March 2011

+ [USN-1079-3](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-1079-3)
+ OpenJDK 6 vulnerabilities
+ 17 March 2011

### Other references

* <http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/javacpufeb2011-304611.html>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-4470>
