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title: "CVE-2016-0483\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2016-0483

Publication date 20 January 2016

Last updated 24 July 2024

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

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

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## Description

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.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| openjdk-6 | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release |
| 15.10 wily | Fixed 6b38-1.13.10-0ubuntu0.15.10.1 |
| 15.04 vivid | Fixed 6b38-1.13.10-0ubuntu0.15.04.1 |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Fixed 6b38-1.13.10-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Fixed 6b38-1.13.10-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 |
| openjdk-7 | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release |
| 15.10 wily | Fixed 7u95-2.6.4-0ubuntu0.15.10.1 |
| 15.04 vivid | Fixed 7u95-2.6.4-0ubuntu0.15.04.1 |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Fixed 7u95-2.6.4-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Fixed 7u95-2.6.4-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 |
| openjdk-8 | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not affected |
| 15.10 wily | Fixed 8u91-b14-0ubuntu4~15.10.1 |
| 15.04 vivid | Ignored end of life |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Not in release |

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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)
* [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-0483?format=md#patch-details)

### Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)

| Package | Patch details |
| --- | --- |
| openjdk-8 | * Upstream:   <http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk8u/jdk8u/jdk/rev/43325651ebb8> |

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-0483)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-0483)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2016-0483)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-0483)

### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

+ [USN-2885-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-2885-1)
+ OpenJDK 6 vulnerabilities
+ 1 February 2016

+ [USN-2884-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-2884-1)
+ OpenJDK 7 vulnerabilities
+ 1 February 2016

### Other references

* <http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2016-2367955.html>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-0483>