Vulnerability in Oracle Jdk
CVE-2016-0483
Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE 6u105, 7u91, and 8u66; Java SE Embedded 8u65; and JRockit R28.3.8 allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via vectors related to AWT. NOTE: the previous information is from the January 2016 CPU. Oracle has not commented on third-party claims that this is a heap-based buffer overflow in the readImage function, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted image data.
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CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 10.0 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.147 (96.6th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 97th percentile — 96.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.147 · newest: 0.147 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Oracle Jdk — versions 1.6.0, 1.7.0, 1.8.0
- Oracle Jre — versions 1.6.0, 1.7.0, 1.8.0
- Oracle Jrockit — versions r28.3.8
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 12.04, 14.04, 15.04
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-032 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00047.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1034715 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00048.html (vendor-advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201610-08 (vendor-advisory)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2884-1 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3465 (vendor-advisory)
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2885-1 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2016-2367955.html (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-0483?
- CVE-2016-0483 is a vulnerability in Oracle Jdk. Published 2016-01-21.
- Is CVE-2016-0483 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.