What is CVE-2015-1916?

CVE-2015-1916 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ibm Java, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2015-07-02.

How severe is CVE-2015-1916?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Resource exhaustion in Ibm Java

CVE-2015-1916

Unspecified vulnerability in IBM Java 8 before SR1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via unknown vectors related to SSL/TLS and the Secure Socket Extension provider.

Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)

EPSS: 0.010 (77.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Ibm Java — versions 8.0
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-400 — Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

References

psirt@us.ibm.com (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory, x_refsource_AIXAPAR)
psirt@us.ibm.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
psirt@us.ibm.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-1916?: CVE-2015-1916 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ibm Java, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2015-07-02.
How severe is CVE-2015-1916?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.