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CVE-2016-5573

Publication date 25 October 2016

Last updated 24 July 2024


Ubuntu priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

8.3 · High

Score breakdown

Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE 6u121, 7u111, 8u102; and Java SE Embedded 8u101 allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via vectors related to Hotspot, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-5582.

From the Ubuntu Security Team

It was discovered that the Hotspot component of OpenJDK did not properly check received Java Debug Wire Protocol (JDWP) packets. An attacker could use this to send debugging commands to a Java application with debugging enabled.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
openjdk-6 16.10 yakkety Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 6b40-1.13.12-0ubuntu0.14.04.3
12.04 LTS precise
Fixed 6b40-1.13.12-0ubuntu0.12.04.2
openjdk-7 16.10 yakkety Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 7u121-2.6.8-1ubuntu0.14.04.1
12.04 LTS precise
Fixed 7u121-2.6.8-1ubuntu0.12.04.1
openjdk-8 16.10 yakkety
Fixed 8u111-b14-2ubuntu0.16.10.2
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 8u111-b14-2ubuntu0.16.04.2
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Not in release

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 8.3 · High
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity High
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Changed
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-3121-1
    • OpenJDK 8 vulnerabilities
    • 3 November 2016
    • USN-3130-1
    • OpenJDK 7 vulnerabilities
    • 17 November 2016
    • USN-3154-1
    • OpenJDK 6 vulnerabilities
    • 8 December 2016

Other references