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title: "CVE-2011-0872\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2011-0872

Publication date 14 June 2011

Last updated 24 July 2024

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Ubuntu priority

**Low**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

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## Description

Unspecified vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) component
in Oracle Java SE 6 Update 25 and earlier allows remote attackers to affect
availability via unknown vectors related to NIO.

[Read the notes from the security team](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2011-0872?format=md#notes)

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| icedtea-web | 11.10 oneiric | Not affected |
| 11.04 natty | Not affected |
| 10.10 maverick | Not in release |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Not affected |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Not in release |
| openjdk-6 | 11.10 oneiric | Not affected |
| 11.04 natty | Fixed 6b22-1.10.2-0ubuntu1~11.04.1 |
| 10.10 maverick | Fixed 6b20-1.9.8-0ubuntu1~10.10.1 |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Fixed 6b20-1.9.8-0ubuntu1~10.04.1 |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Fixed 6b27-1.12.3-0ubuntu1~08.04.1 |
| openjdk-6b18 | 11.10 oneiric | Fixed 6b18-1.8.8-0ubuntu1~11.04.1 |
| 11.04 natty | Fixed 6b18-1.8.8-0ubuntu1~11.04.1 |
| 10.10 maverick | Fixed 6b18-1.8.8-0ubuntu1~10.10.1 |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Fixed 6b18-1.8.8-0ubuntu1~10.04.1 |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Not in release |
| sun-java5 | 11.10 oneiric | Not in release |
| 11.04 natty | Not in release |
| 10.10 maverick | Not in release |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Not in release |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Ignored end of life |
| sun-java6 | 11.10 oneiric | Not in release |
| 11.04 natty | Fixed 6.26-1natty |
| 10.10 maverick | Fixed 6.26-1maverick1 |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Fixed 6.26-1lucid1 |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Ignored end of life |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## Notes

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### [mdeslaur](https://launchpad.net/~mdeslaur)

in natty+, NetX and the plugin moved to the icedtea-web package

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2011-0872)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-0872)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2011-0872)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-0872)

### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

+ [USN-1154-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-1154-1)
+ OpenJDK 6 vulnerabilities
+ 17 June 2011

### Other references

* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-0872>