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CVE-2016-3606

Publication date 21 July 2016

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

9.6 · Critical

Score breakdown

Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE 7u101 and 8u92 and Java SE Embedded 8u91 allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via vectors related to Hotspot.

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
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 6b40-1.13.12-0ubuntu0.14.04.2
12.04 LTS precise
Fixed 6b40-1.13.12-0ubuntu0.12.04.1
openjdk-7 16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
15.10 wily Ignored
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 does not affect openjdk-6

Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package Patch details
openjdk-8

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
    • USN-3077-1
    • OpenJDK 6 vulnerabilities
    • 12 September 2016

Other references