9.6

CVE-2016-5556: oracle jdk Improper Access Control

CVSS: 9.6v3.0CriticalModified
AliasesCGA-629j-9vmp-xp6qCGA-646f-65ph-wwrcCGA-6pr6-hwjq-g853
Published 25-10-2016Last modified 10-10-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2016-5556 is a critical (CVSS 9.6) Improper Access Control vulnerability in oracle jdk. EPSS estimates a 4.88% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.6/10
010
Critical · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
4.88%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 18 · Related 15
OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10197-1OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10534-1RHSA-2016:2088RHSA-2016:2089RHSA-2016:2090RHSA-2016:2136

Timeline

  1. 25-10-2016
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 10-10-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE 6u121, 7u111, and 8u102 allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via vectors related to 2D.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

4.88%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

92%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 4.88% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
4.88%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Chainguard16 products
  • openjdk-11-openj9-default-policy< 0.53.0-r0
  • openjdk-17-openj9-default-policy< 0.53.0-r0
  • openjdk-21-openj9-default-policy< 0.53.0-r0
  • openjdk-25-openj9< 0.59.0-r1
  • openjdk-25-openj9-dbg< 0.59.0-r1
Oracle2 products
  • jdk1.6.0:update121 | 1.7.0:update111 | 1.8.0:update102
  • jre1.6.0:update121 | 1.7.0:update111 | 1.8.0:update102

2 vendors · 18 products

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