`CVE-2017-10274`

Affected software	2 products, listed below
Affected versions	Java SE: 6u161, 7u151, 8u144, 9
Severity	6.8 Medium CVSS 3.1 2 scores
Fixed in	Oracle Critical Patch Update October 2017
Published	19 Oct 2017
Updated	17 Jun 2026

Description

Vulnerability in the Java SE component of Oracle Java SE (subcomponent: Smart Card IO). Supported versions that are affected are Java SE: 6u161, 7u151, 8u144 and 9. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise Java SE. Successful attacks require human interaction from a person other than the attacker. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or all Java SE accessible data as well as unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Java SE accessible data. Note: This vulnerability applies to Java deployments, typically in clients running sandboxed Java Web Start applications or sandboxed Java applets, that load and run untrusted code (e.g., code that comes from the internet) and rely on the Java sandbox for security. This vulnerability does not apply to Java deployments, typically in servers, that load and run only trusted code (e.g., code installed by an administrator). CVSS 3.0 Base Score 6.8 (Confidentiality and Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N).

Exploitation status

No public exploit

No exploit has been reported in the sources we check. Published 9 years ago.

CISA KEV not listed
VulnCheck KEV not listed
CISA Vulnrichment exploitation: none
Indexed PoC none indexed
EPSS 2.6% chance in 30 days

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 automated Upstream data
Record active

Decided by	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
Finding	The Oracle Critical Patch Update October 2017 advisory says this vulnerability is reached only through untrusted code running in the Java sandbox, such as an applet or a Web Start application: "This vulnerability applies to Java deployments, typically in clients running sandboxed Java Web Start applications or sandboxed Java applets, that load and run untrusted code (e.g., code that comes from the internet) and rely on the Java sandbox for security. This vulnerability does not apply to Java deployments, typically in servers, that load and run only trusted code (e.g., code installed by an administrator)." A server JVM that runs only its own trusted code is not exposed, so there is nothing for the agent to protect.

Decided by

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

Finding

The Oracle Critical Patch Update October 2017 advisory says this vulnerability is reached only through untrusted code running in the Java sandbox, such as an applet or a Web Start application: "This vulnerability applies to Java deployments, typically in clients running sandboxed Java Web Start applications or sandboxed Java applets, that load and run untrusted code (e.g., code that comes from the internet) and rely on the Java sandbox for security. This vulnerability does not apply to Java deployments, typically in servers, that load and run only trusted code (e.g., code installed by an administrator)." A server JVM that runs only its own trusted code is not exposed, so there is nothing for the agent to protect.

CVSS

6.8 MEDIUM v3.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N 2 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 6.8 MEDIUM CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N NVD Primary published

CVSS 2.0 4.0 none AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N NVD Primary

Version	Score	Band	Vector	Assigner	Type
CVSS 3.1	6.8	MEDIUM	`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N`	NVD	Primary	published
CVSS 2.0	4.0	none	`AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N`	NVD	Primary

Affected software and releases

Oracle advisories

Advisory	Type	Quarter	Products Oracle names in its risk matrix
Oracle Critical Patch Update October 2017 ↗	CPU	2017-Q4	Oracle Java SE / Smart Card IO (Java SE: 6u161, 7u151, 8u144, 9) Oracle's note: This vulnerability applies to Java deployments, typically in clients running sandboxed Java Web Start applications or sandboxed Java applets, that load and run untrusted code (e.g., code that comes from the internet) and rely on the Java sandbox for security. This vulnerability does not apply to Java deployments, typically in servers, that load and run only trusted code (e.g., code installed by an administrator).

Advisory

Type

Quarter

Products Oracle names in its risk matrix

Oracle Critical Patch Update October 2017 ↗

CPU

2017-Q4

Oracle Java SE / Smart Card IO (Java SE: 6u161, 7u151, 8u144, 9)
Oracle's note: This vulnerability applies to Java deployments, typically in clients running sandboxed Java Web Start applications or sandboxed Java applets, that load and run untrusted code (e.g., code that comes from the internet) and rely on the Java sandbox for security. This vulnerability does not apply to Java deployments, typically in servers, that load and run only trusted code (e.g., code installed by an administrator).

Oracle components and versions

Family	Component	Versions, as Oracle lists them	Read as
Oracle Java SE	Smart Card IO	Java SE: 6u161, 7u151, 8u144, 9	6.0.161.0 · 7.0.151.0 · 8.0.144.0 · 9.0.0.0

Family

Component

Versions, as Oracle lists them

Read as

Oracle Java SE

Smart Card IO

Java SE: 6u161, 7u151, 8u144, 9

6.0.161.0 · 7.0.151.0 · 8.0.144.0 · 9.0.0.0

Products and versions

28 products, 50 version entries

Source	Vendor	Product	Scheme	Affected versions
nvd	debian	debian linux	generic	7.0 · 8.0 · 9.0
nvd	netapp	active iq unified manager	generic	≥ 7.3 · ≥ 9.5
nvd	netapp	cloud backup	generic	any version
nvd	netapp	e-series santricity management plug-ins	generic	any version
nvd	netapp	e-series santricity os controller	generic	≥ 11.0 and ≤ 11.70.1
nvd	netapp	e-series santricity storage manager	generic	any version
nvd	netapp	e-series santricity web services	generic	any version
nvd	netapp	element software	generic	any version
nvd	netapp	oncommand balance	generic	any version
nvd	netapp	oncommand insight	generic	any version
nvd	netapp	oncommand performance manager	generic	any version
nvd	netapp	oncommand shift	generic	any version
nvd	netapp	oncommand unified manager	generic	any version · ≤ 7.1
nvd	netapp	oncommand workflow automation	generic	any version
nvd	netapp	plug-in for symantec netbackup	generic	any version
nvd	netapp	snapmanager	generic	any version
nvd	netapp	steelstore cloud integrated storage	generic	any version
nvd	netapp	storage replication adapter for clustered data ontap	generic	≥ 7.2
nvd	netapp	vasa provider for clustered data ontap	generic	6.0 · ≥ 7.2
nvd	netapp	virtual storage console	generic	6.0 · ≥ 7.2
nvd	oracle	jdk	javase	1.6.0:update161 · 1.7.0:update151 · 1.8.0:update144 · 1.9.0
nvd	oracle	jre	javase	1.6.0:update161 · 1.7.0:update151 · 1.8.0:update144 · 1.9.0
nvd	redhat	enterprise linux desktop	generic	6.0 · 7.0
nvd	redhat	enterprise linux eus	generic	7.4 · 7.5 · 7.6 · 7.7
nvd	redhat	enterprise linux server	generic	6.0 · 7.0
nvd	redhat	enterprise linux server aus	generic	7.4 · 7.6 · 7.7
nvd	redhat	enterprise linux server tus	generic	7.4 · 7.6 · 7.7
nvd	redhat	enterprise linux workstation	generic	6.0 · 7.0

Source

Vendor

Product

Scheme

Affected versions

nvd

debian

debian linux

generic

7.0 · 8.0 · 9.0

nvd

netapp

active iq unified manager

generic

≥ 7.3 · ≥ 9.5

nvd

netapp

cloud backup

generic

any version

nvd

netapp

e-series santricity management plug-ins

generic

any version

nvd

netapp

e-series santricity os controller

generic

≥ 11.0 and ≤ 11.70.1

nvd

netapp

e-series santricity storage manager

generic

any version

nvd

netapp

e-series santricity web services

generic

any version

nvd

netapp

element software

generic

any version

nvd

netapp

oncommand balance

generic

any version

nvd

netapp

oncommand insight

generic

any version

nvd

netapp

oncommand performance manager

generic

any version

nvd

netapp

oncommand shift

generic

any version

nvd

netapp

oncommand unified manager

generic

any version · ≤ 7.1

nvd

netapp

oncommand workflow automation

generic

any version

nvd

netapp

plug-in for symantec netbackup

generic

any version

nvd

netapp

snapmanager

generic

any version

nvd

netapp

steelstore cloud integrated storage

generic

any version

nvd

netapp

storage replication adapter for clustered data ontap

generic

≥ 7.2

nvd

netapp

vasa provider for clustered data ontap

generic

6.0 · ≥ 7.2

nvd

netapp

virtual storage console

generic

6.0 · ≥ 7.2

nvd

oracle

jdk

javase

1.6.0:update161 · 1.7.0:update151 · 1.8.0:update144 · 1.9.0

nvd

oracle

jre

javase

1.6.0:update161 · 1.7.0:update151 · 1.8.0:update144 · 1.9.0

nvd

redhat

enterprise linux desktop

generic

6.0 · 7.0

nvd

redhat

enterprise linux eus

generic

7.4 · 7.5 · 7.6 · 7.7

nvd

redhat

enterprise linux server

generic

6.0 · 7.0

nvd

redhat

enterprise linux server aus

generic

7.4 · 7.6 · 7.7

nvd

redhat

enterprise linux server tus

generic

7.4 · 7.6 · 7.7

nvd

redhat

enterprise linux workstation

generic

6.0 · 7.0

References

URL	Tags
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2998	ADVISORY, RHSA-2017:2998
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-10274	REPORT, RHSA-2017:2998
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2999	ADVISORY, RHSA-2017:2999
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3392	ADVISORY, RHSA-2017:3392
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2017-3236626.html	Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101333	Broken Link
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039596	Broken Link
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3046	Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3047	Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00033.html	Mailing List, Third Party Advisory

URL

Timeline

Published	2017-10-19	By the CVE Program.
NVD record modified	2026-06-17	NVD's own last-modified date for this record.

Published

2017-10-19

By the CVE Program.

NVD record modified

2026-06-17

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

How VRT decided (8 of 24 rules ran)

8 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 no match A researcher's recorded decision for this specific CVE

5 manual classification no match Manual classification of this CVE in the legacy dataset

6 non-java-upstream no match A root cause in non-Java code: an OS kernel, a C library, or a bundled runtime

7 oracle-component no match 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 decided it matched Outside Waratek scope Oracle Critical Patch Update October 2017 risk-matrix note limits it to untrusted code in the Java sandbox

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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