CVE-2016-5573
Published: 25 October 2016
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.
Priority
Status
Package | Release | Status |
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openjdk-6 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Released
(6b40-1.13.12-0ubuntu0.12.04.2)
|
trusty |
Released
(6b40-1.13.12-0ubuntu0.14.04.3)
|
|
upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
openjdk-7 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Released
(7u121-2.6.8-1ubuntu0.12.04.1)
|
trusty |
Released
(7u121-2.6.8-1ubuntu0.14.04.1)
|
|
upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
openjdk-8 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Does not exist
|
trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
xenial |
Released
(8u111-b14-2ubuntu0.16.04.2)
|
|
yakkety |
Released
(8u111-b14-2ubuntu0.16.10.2)
|
Severity score breakdown
Parameter | Value |
---|---|
Base score | 8.3 |
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
- http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk8u/jdk8u/jdk/rev/e47a4a3f3e54
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2016-2881722.html#AppendixJAVA
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3121-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3130-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3154-1
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-5573
- NVD
- Launchpad
- Debian