CVE-2016-3598

Publication date 21 July 2016

Last updated 24 July 2024


Ubuntu priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

9.6 · Critical

Score breakdown

Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE 8u92 and Java SE Embedded 8u91 allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via vectors related to Libraries, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-3610.

From the Ubuntu Security Team

A vulnerability was discovered in the OpenJDK JRE related to information disclosure, data integrity, and availability. An attacker could exploit this to cause a denial of service, expose sensitive data over the network, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

Read the notes from the security team

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
icedtea-web 16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected
15.10 wily
Not affected
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
12.04 LTS precise
Not affected
openjdk-6 16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
15.10 wily Ignored end of life
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
12.04 LTS precise
Not affected
openjdk-7 16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
15.10 wily Ignored end of life
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 7u111-2.6.7-0ubuntu0.14.04.3
12.04 LTS precise
Fixed 7u111-2.6.7-0ubuntu0.12.04.2
openjdk-8 16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 8u91-b14-3ubuntu1~16.04.1
15.10 wily
Fixed 8u91-b14-3ubuntu1~15.10.1
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Not in release

Notes


sbeattie

likely openjdk-8 only

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 9.6 · Critical
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Changed
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-3043-1
    • OpenJDK 8 vulnerabilities
    • 27 July 2016
    • USN-3062-1
    • OpenJDK 7 vulnerabilities
    • 16 August 2016

Other references