CVE-2015-4810
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedUnspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE 7u85 and 8u60 allows local users to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via unknown vectors related to Deployment.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceA vulnerability in the Java SE Deployment component allows local users to potentially impact confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The specific attack vector and technical details are unspecified by Oracle but affects Java 7u85 and 8u60.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 1.7.0= 1.8.0= 1.7.0= 1.8.0CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- M
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Complete
- Integrity
- Complete
- Availability
- Complete
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify installed Java versionRun 'java -version' in command prompt or terminal to display the installed Java runtime version informationAffected if Version shows Java 7u85 or Java 8u60 (or versions between 1.7.0 and 7u85, or between 1.8.0 and 8u60 that have not been patched)
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Verify Java vendor and product typeCheck if the Java installation is Oracle JDK or Oracle JRE by examining the output from 'java -version' or inspecting the installation directoryAffected if Running Oracle JDK or Oracle JRE (not OpenJDK or other distributions)
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Confirm Java Deployment component is presentLocate the deployment.properties file typically found in the Java deployment configuration directory (on Windows: %USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\Sun\Java\Deployment\deployment.properties, or in the JRE lib directory)Affected if The deployment.properties file exists, indicating the Deployment component is installed and configured
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Check if Java Web Start or Java Plug-in is enabledInspect the Security settings in the Java Control Panel (accessible via 'javacpl' command on Windows or through system preferences) and verify if the Java Plug-in and Java Web Start are enabledAffected if Java Plug-in or Java Web Start is enabled in the Java Control Panel Security settings
A system is affected if it runs Oracle JDK or JRE version 7u85 or 8u60 (or earlier unpatched versions within the 1.7.0 and 1.8.0 families) and has the Java Deployment component present and configured.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpdate Java SE to version 8u65 or later (or the latest available version), which contains Oracle's fix for this vulnerability in the Deployment component.
- Consultation1.0 h
- Implementation2.0 h
- Testing3.0 h
- Review / QA1.0 h
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Scan for this in your stack
Free · runs locallyCheck whether your project pulls in CVE-2015-4810 — or any other known-vulnerable package — straight from your lock files. Free and open source; it runs locally and uploads nothing.
References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sources- www.oracle.com
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- lists.opensuse.org
- rhn.redhat.com
- rhn.redhat.com
- rhn.redhat.com
- rhn.redhat.com
- rhn.redhat.com
- www.securityfocus.com
- www.securitytracker.com
- access.redhat.com
- security.gentoo.org
- nvd.nist.gov
Practitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2015-4810 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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