`CVE-2011-3544` Oracle JDK

Affected software	Oracle JDK
Affected versions	JDK and JRE 7, 6 Update 27 and before
Severity	9.8 Critical CVSS 3.1 3 scores
Fixed in	Java SE CPU Oct 2011
Weakness	Improper access control (CWE-284)
Published	19 Oct 2011
Updated	29 Sep 2026

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment component in Oracle Java SE JDK and JRE 7 and 6 Update 27 and earlier allows remote untrusted Java Web Start applications and untrusted Java applets to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via unknown vectors related to Scripting.

Exploitation status

Exploited

Confirmed real-world exploitation.

CISA KEV listed Confirmed exploitation in the wild. Added 2022-03-03 · remediation due 2022-03-24 · ransomware use: unknown
VulnCheck KEV listed Exploitation reported in the wild. 7 citations · earliest 2012-01-14.
CISA Vulnrichment exploitation: active CISA records active exploitation. Automatable: yes, technical impact: total.
Indexed PoC 2 indexed Published artifacts you can open, in Exploit-DB, Metasploit; first seen 2011-11-30.
EPSS 97% chance in 30 days A model's forecast, not a report of exploitation. Higher than 99.9% of all scored CVEs.

VulnCheck KEV

Exploitation evidence from VulnCheck Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (VulnCheck KEV), used under VulnCheck's community terms. View CVE-2011-3544 in VulnCheck (free account), which lists 2 more citations not shown here.

Evidence	Source	Detail	Date
Reported exploitation	isc.sans.edu	/diary/12400	2012-01-14
Reported exploitation	web.archive.org	/web/20120304003736/http://www.trendmicro.com/cloud-content/us/pdfs/security-intelligence/reports/rpt_a-look-back-at-2011_information-is-currency.pdf	2012-01-17
Reported exploitation	securelist.com	/red-october-diplomatic-cyber-attacks-investigation/36740	2013-01-14
Reported exploitation	paper.seebug.org	/papers/APT/APT_CyberCriminal_Campagin/2013/hidden_lynx.pdf	2013-09-17
Reported exploitation	secureworks.com	/research/threat-group-3390-targets-organizations-for-cyberespionage	2015-08-05

Evidence

Source

Detail

Date

Reported exploitation

isc.sans.edu

/diary/12400

2012-01-14

Reported exploitation

web.archive.org

/web/20120304003736/http://www.trendmicro.com/cloud-content/us/pdfs/security-intelligence/reports/rpt_a-look-back-at-2011_information-is-currency.pdf

2012-01-17

Reported exploitation

securelist.com

/red-october-diplomatic-cyber-attacks-investigation/36740

2013-01-14

Reported exploitation

paper.seebug.org

/papers/APT/APT_CyberCriminal_Campagin/2013/hidden_lynx.pdf

2013-09-17

Reported exploitation

secureworks.com

/research/threat-group-3390-targets-organizations-for-cyberespionage

2015-08-05

Index	Artifact	Stars	First seen
Exploit-DB	Java Applet Rhino Script Engine - Remote Code Execution (Metasploit)		2011-11-30
Metasploit	Java Applet Rhino Script Engine Remote Code Execution (excellent rank)

Index

Artifact

Stars

First seen

Exploit-DB

Java Applet Rhino Script Engine - Remote Code Execution (Metasploit)

2011-11-30

Metasploit

Java Applet Rhino Script Engine Remote Code Execution (excellent rank)

Waratek protection

Outside Waratek scope

A Java vulnerability, but not one Waratek protects. It affects only Java on a user's desktop (applets, Web Start, JavaFX, the installer), sits in a product the Waratek agent can't be installed into, or is in a package we don't expect in business applications. The decision below says which.

Protection none
Action not pursued none
Review human Researcher
Record active

Decided by	A researcher's recorded decision for this specific CVE
Finding	A researcher set this CVE's status to Outside Waratek scope.

Decided by

A researcher's recorded decision for this specific CVE

Finding

A researcher set this CVE's status to Outside Waratek scope.

Waratek research note

written 2026-11-13

Written by a Waratek engineer who reviewed this CVE. Their decision sets the status above, ahead of every automated rule except a withdrawal.

Java applet / Web Start sandbox escape: needs untrusted code running under the Java sandbox, which a server running trusted code never does.

CVSS

9.8 CRITICAL v3.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H 3 metrics

We show the highest score from the newest CVSS version. Scores from different versions can't be compared, and the first score listed is sometimes a 0.0 placeholder.

Version Score Band Vector Assigner Type

CVSS 3.1 9.8 CRITICAL CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H NVD Primary published

CVSS 3.1 9.8 CRITICAL CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CISA-ADP Secondary

CVSS 2.0 10.0 none AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C NVD Primary

Version	Score	Band	Vector	Assigner	Type
CVSS 3.1	9.8	CRITICAL	`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`	NVD	Primary	published
CVSS 3.1	9.8	CRITICAL	`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`	CISA-ADP	Secondary
CVSS 2.0	10.0	none	`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C`	NVD	Primary

Affected software and releases

Oracle advisories

Advisory	Type	Quarter	Products Oracle names in its risk matrix
Java SE CPU Oct 2011 ↗	CPU	2011-Q4	Oracle JDK, JRE and JRockit / Java Runtime Environment (JDK and JRE 7, 6 Update 27 and before) Oracle's note: Applies to client deployments of Java only. This vulnerability can be exploited only through Untrusted Java Web Start applications and Untrusted Java applets. (Untrusted Java Web Start applications and untrusted applets run in the Java sandbox with limited privileges.)

Advisory

Type

Quarter

Products Oracle names in its risk matrix

Java SE CPU Oct 2011 ↗

CPU

2011-Q4

Oracle JDK, JRE and JRockit / Java Runtime Environment (JDK and JRE 7, 6 Update 27 and before)
Oracle's note: Applies to client deployments of Java only. This vulnerability can be exploited only through Untrusted Java Web Start applications and Untrusted Java applets. (Untrusted Java Web Start applications and untrusted applets run in the Java sandbox with limited privileges.)

Oracle components and versions

Family	Component	Versions, as Oracle lists them	Read as
Oracle JDK, JRE and JRockit	Java Runtime Environment	JDK and JRE 7, 6 Update 27 and before	7

Family

Component

Versions, as Oracle lists them

Read as

Oracle JDK, JRE and JRockit

Java Runtime Environment

JDK and JRE 7, 6 Update 27 and before

Products and versions

6 products, 98 version entries

Source	Vendor	Product	Scheme	Affected versions
nvd	canonical	ubuntu linux	generic	10.04 · 10.10 · 11.04 · 11.10
nvd	oracle	jdk	javase	1.6.0 · ＜ 6.0.0.0 · 1.6.0:update1 · 1.6.0:update2 · 1.6.0:update10 · 1.6.0:update11 · 1.6.0:update12 · 1.6.0:update13 · 1.6.0:update14 · 1.6.0:update15 · 1.6.0:update16 · 1.6.0:update17 · 1.6.0:update18 · 1.6.0:update19 · 1.6.0:update20 · 1.6.0:update21 · 1.6.0:update22 · 1.6.0:update23 · 1.6.0:update24 · 1.6.0:update25 · 1.6.0:update26 · 1.7.0 · 1.7.0:update1 · 1.7.0:update2 · 1.7.0:update3 · 1.7.0:update4 · 1.7.0:update5 · 1.7.0:update6 · 1.7.0:update7 · 1.7.0:update7_b32 · 1.7.0:update9 · 1.7.0:update9_b31 · 1.7.0:update9_b32 · 1.7.0:update10 · 1.7.0:update11 · 1.7.0:update13 · 1.7.0:update15 · 1.7.0:update17 · 1.7.0:update21 · 1.7.0:update25
nvd	oracle	jre	javase	1.6.0 · ＜ 6.0.0.0 · 1.6.0:update1 · 1.6.0:update2 · 1.6.0:update3 · 1.6.0:update4 · 1.6.0:update5 · 1.6.0:update6 · 1.6.0:update7 · 1.6.0:update8 · 1.6.0:update9 · 1.6.0:update11 · 1.6.0:update12 · 1.6.0:update13 · 1.6.0:update14 · 1.6.0:update15 · 1.6.0:update16 · 1.6.0:update17 · 1.6.0:update18 · 1.6.0:update19 · 1.6.0:update20 · 1.6.0:update21 · 1.6.0:update22 · 1.6.0:update23 · 1.6.0:update24 · 1.6.0:update25 · 1.6.0:update26 · 1.7.0 · 1.7.0:update1 · 1.7.0:update2 · 1.7.0:update3 · 1.7.0:update4 · 1.7.0:update5 · 1.7.0:update6 · 1.7.0:update7 · 1.7.0:update7_b32 · 1.7.0:update9 · 1.7.0:update10 · 1.7.0:update10_b31 · 1.7.0:update11 · 1.7.0:update13 · 1.7.0:update15 · 1.7.0:update17 · 1.7.0:update17_b31 · 1.7.0:update17_b32 · 1.7.0:update21 · 1.7.0:update21_b31 · 1.7.0:update25 · 1.7.0:update25_b33 · 1.7.0:update25_b34 · 1.7.0:update25_b35
nvd	redhat	satellite with embedded oracle	generic	5.4
nvd	suse	linux enterprise java	generic	10:sp4
nvd	suse	linux enterprise server	generic	10:sp4

Source

Vendor

Product

Scheme

Affected versions

nvd

canonical

ubuntu linux

generic

10.04 · 10.10 · 11.04 · 11.10

nvd

oracle

jdk

javase

1.6.0 · ＜ 6.0.0.0 · 1.6.0:update1 · 1.6.0:update2 · 1.6.0:update10 · 1.6.0:update11 · 1.6.0:update12 · 1.6.0:update13 · 1.6.0:update14 · 1.6.0:update15 · 1.6.0:update16 · 1.6.0:update17 · 1.6.0:update18 · 1.6.0:update19 · 1.6.0:update20 · 1.6.0:update21 · 1.6.0:update22 · 1.6.0:update23 · 1.6.0:update24 · 1.6.0:update25 · 1.6.0:update26 · 1.7.0 · 1.7.0:update1 · 1.7.0:update2 · 1.7.0:update3 · 1.7.0:update4 · 1.7.0:update5 · 1.7.0:update6 · 1.7.0:update7 · 1.7.0:update7_b32 · 1.7.0:update9 · 1.7.0:update9_b31 · 1.7.0:update9_b32 · 1.7.0:update10 · 1.7.0:update11 · 1.7.0:update13 · 1.7.0:update15 · 1.7.0:update17 · 1.7.0:update21 · 1.7.0:update25

nvd

oracle

jre

javase

1.6.0 · ＜ 6.0.0.0 · 1.6.0:update1 · 1.6.0:update2 · 1.6.0:update3 · 1.6.0:update4 · 1.6.0:update5 · 1.6.0:update6 · 1.6.0:update7 · 1.6.0:update8 · 1.6.0:update9 · 1.6.0:update11 · 1.6.0:update12 · 1.6.0:update13 · 1.6.0:update14 · 1.6.0:update15 · 1.6.0:update16 · 1.6.0:update17 · 1.6.0:update18 · 1.6.0:update19 · 1.6.0:update20 · 1.6.0:update21 · 1.6.0:update22 · 1.6.0:update23 · 1.6.0:update24 · 1.6.0:update25 · 1.6.0:update26 · 1.7.0 · 1.7.0:update1 · 1.7.0:update2 · 1.7.0:update3 · 1.7.0:update4 · 1.7.0:update5 · 1.7.0:update6 · 1.7.0:update7 · 1.7.0:update7_b32 · 1.7.0:update9 · 1.7.0:update10 · 1.7.0:update10_b31 · 1.7.0:update11 · 1.7.0:update13 · 1.7.0:update15 · 1.7.0:update17 · 1.7.0:update17_b31 · 1.7.0:update17_b32 · 1.7.0:update21 · 1.7.0:update21_b31 · 1.7.0:update25 · 1.7.0:update25_b33 · 1.7.0:update25_b34 · 1.7.0:update25_b35

nvd

redhat

satellite with embedded oracle

generic

5.4

nvd

suse

linux enterprise java

generic

10:sp4

nvd

suse

linux enterprise server

generic

10:sp4

References

URL	Tags
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011:1380	ADVISORY, RHSA-2011:1380
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3544	REPORT, RHSA-2011:1380
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-01/msg00049.html	Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=132750579901589&w=2	Mailing List
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=134254866602253&w=2	Mailing List
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=134254957702612&w=2	Mailing List
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1455.html	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/48308	Broken Link
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201406-32.xml	Third Party Advisory
http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/java/jdk/alerts/	Product

URL

Timeline

Published	2011-10-19	By the CVE Program.
VulnCheck KEV: earliest evidence	2012-01-14	Date of the oldest evidence of exploitation in VulnCheck KEV's record. VulnCheck does not publish the date it listed the CVE.
Added to CISA KEV	2022-03-03	Listed in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.
VulnCheck KEV: latest evidence	2022-03-03	Date of the newest report, exploit reference or honeypot sighting in VulnCheck KEV's record.
NVD record modified	2026-06-16	NVD's own last-modified date for this record.
Last VRT activity	2026-09-29	Most recent commit touching this CVE's classification, patch or rule file.
Classification created	2026-11-13	First commit adding this CVE's research note.

Published

2011-10-19

By the CVE Program.

VulnCheck KEV: earliest evidence

2012-01-14

Date of the oldest evidence of exploitation in VulnCheck KEV's record. VulnCheck does not publish the date it listed the CVE.

Added to CISA KEV

2022-03-03

Listed in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

VulnCheck KEV: latest evidence

2022-03-03

Date of the newest report, exploit reference or honeypot sighting in VulnCheck KEV's record.

NVD record modified

2026-06-16

NVD's own last-modified date for this record.

Last VRT activity

2026-09-29

Most recent commit touching this CVE's classification, patch or rule file.

Classification created

2026-11-13

First commit adding this CVE's research note.

How VRT decided (4 of 24 rules ran)

4 of 24 rules ran. The rest didn't run because an earlier rule had already settled the CVE.

# Rule Outcome Status Detail

identity: Does this identifier describe a vulnerability at all? the first rule that matches decides

1 rejected no match CVE Program withdrawal of this identifier

scope: Is it a vulnerability Waratek protects? the first rule that matches decides

2 armr-patch-file no match An ARMR patch file on disk for this CVE

3 armr-secure-rule-file no match An ARMR security-rule template on disk for this CVE

4 manual-classification decided it matched Outside Waratek scope A researcher set this CVE's status to Outside Waratek scope.

5 manual classification not reached Manual classification of this CVE in the legacy dataset

6 non-java-upstream not reached A root cause in non-Java code: an OS kernel, a C library, or a bundled runtime

7 oracle-component not reached The defect being in a component of a tracked product the agent does not reach: JavaFX, the Java SE installer, the JInitiator browser plug-in, the native WebLogic proxy plug-in, or a native part of Oracle Application Server or Collaboration Suite (HTTP Server, Web Cache, Internet Directory, mail and calendar servers). Oracle gives these no CPE of their own and names them only in the description.

8 java-client-side not reached Oracle's own risk-matrix note saying the CVE is reached only through untrusted code in the Java sandbox (applets, Web Start) or only through a client installation of Java, so a server running its own trusted code is not exposed

9 osv-maven not reached An OSV.dev record of this CVE affecting a package published to Maven Central. When every such package is one business applications do not use (Minecraft mods and launchers, Fastjson) and no tracked product is named by CPE, it settles the CVE as Outside Waratek scope instead

10 cna-maven-package not reached An affected Maven artifact named by the CNA itself

11 known-cpe-product not reached An NVD CPE naming a product ARMR tracks

12 cna-cpe-product not reached A CPE the CNA published naming a tracked product. Oracle publishes these on advisory day, months before NVD.

13 oracle-advisory-family not reached A tracked product family named in Oracle's own risk matrix. CPE cannot carry a suite name, only a module.

14 cna-named-product not reached A tracked product named in words by the CVE's own CNA, on a record with no CPE yet. Apache and Eclipse publish these on advisory day, before NVD adds CPE data.

15 non-deployable-product not reached The only affected product being a sealed appliance image, where Java runs but no -javaagent can be attached

16 unmatched-product not reached No tracked product matched above, and none present at all

disposition: What do we do about one that is? every rule runs

17 patch-hint not reached A reference pointing at the upstream fix: a commit, a PR, a Red Hat bug

18 open-source-maven not reached The affected package being open source on Maven, so the fix can be read

19 poc-derivable not reached An indexed exploit clearing the evidence bar to reverse-engineer, where there is no source to read

20 no-exploit not reached Nothing to build a rule from yet: no published exploit, no CISA record of exploitation and no source-level change to read

21 secure-rule-match not reached A vulnerability class already blocked by an ARMR security rule

22 exploited-no-fix-or-poc not reached Somebody exploiting this CVE (a CISA or VulnCheck KEV listing, or a CISA verdict of active exploitation), with no fix, source code or PoC to build a rule from

23 below-action-threshold not reached Medium or Low severity, no CISA or VulnCheck KEV listing, no PoC clearing the evidence bar, no CISA verdict, no Oracle advisory

24 no-exploit-published not reached Exploit code for this candidate, published in a reviewed catalogue or a GitHub repository with 5 or more stars, or in use per CISA or VulnCheck; not only a CISA verdict, a forecast, or nothing at all

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