CVE-2016-3500

Publication date 21 July 2016

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Low

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

5.3 · Medium

Score breakdown

Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE 6u115, 7u101, and 8u92; Java SE Embedded 8u91; and JRockit R28.3.10 allows remote attackers to affect availability via vectors related to JAXP, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-3508.

From the Ubuntu Security Team

A vulnerability was discovered in the OpenJDK JRE related to availability. An attacker could exploit this to cause a denial of service.

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 end of life
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 end of life
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

Patch details

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Package Patch details
openjdk-8

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 5.3 · Medium
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact None
Availability impact Low
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

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