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title: "CVE-2016-2510\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2016-2510

Publication date 19 February 2016

Last updated 25 August 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

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

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**8.1 · High**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-2510?format=md#impact-score)

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## Description

BeanShell (bsh) before 2.0b6, when included on the classpath by an
application that uses Java serialization or XStream, allows remote
attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted serialized data, related to
XThis.Handler.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| bsh | 15.10 wily | Fixed 2.0b4-15ubuntu0.15.10.1 |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Fixed 2.0b4-15ubuntu0.14.04.1 |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Fixed 2.0b4-12ubuntu0.1 |

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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-2016-2510?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 |
| --- | --- |
| bsh | * Upstream:   [7c68fde](https://github.com/beanshell/beanshell/commit/7c68fde2d6fc65e362f20863d868c112a90a9b49) * Upstream:   [1ccc66b](https://github.com/beanshell/beanshell/commit/1ccc66bb693d4e46a34a904db8eeff07808d2ced) |

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

8.1 · High

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Network |
  | Attack complexity | High |
  | Privileges required | None |
  | User interaction | None |
  | Scope | Unchanged |
  | Confidentiality impact | High |
  | Integrity impact | High |
  | Availability impact | High |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 8.1 · High |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

**Vector:** CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-2510)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2510)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2016-2510)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-2510)

### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

+ [USN-2923-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-2923-1)
+ BeanShell vulnerability
+ 8 March 2016

### Other references

* <https://github.com/beanshell/beanshell/releases/tag/2.0b6>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-2510>