CVE-2016-5568: oracle jdk Improper Access Control
CVSS: 9.6v3.0CriticalModified
AliasesCGA-387p-fv8p-3m4wCGA-44rq-g4cc-9rp9CGA-4rj9-3q5g-89fjCGA-55jf-pcjw-9hc3CGA-5hc2-7p3m-g87pCGA-627x-53qj-rh5rCGA-87rr-c5gg-hqmmCGA-93q4-87mf-9v7qCGA-9hc6-4hvc-vqcjCGA-9w9r-558f-2pprCGA-9xwh-ch27-433jCGA-9xxg-wgvw-8gh3CGA-c6hv-649w-cppxCGA-cm57-xffv-xgrwCGA-cxrc-j44g-9mfqCGA-f345-ppwj-x8mfCGA-fcvh-gh9f-jxr9CGA-g67c-3v38-cjqqCGA-gm3h-fww2-jpqvCGA-hw89-c6r8-cpmfCGA-j48m-6p5w-ghr3CGA-m9xj-h5gq-3wfcCGA-mc2q-7ggc-m2jhCGA-mc3c-3wv2-w5r9CGA-p442-2mpw-rqqcCGA-pgch-vm52-5r96CGA-ppjw-r9j3-vjqrCGA-q53h-vwwf-h3hqCGA-w4v2-x3wj-j8m2CGA-wpc4-774j-7hp2CGA-wwvw-mrwc-fm6wCGA-x626-4cjg-v9w7
Published 25-10-2016Last modified 10-10-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2016-5568 is a critical (CVSS 9.6) Improper Access Control vulnerability in oracle jdk. EPSS estimates a 3.91% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 90.1% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
9.6/10
010
Critical · v3.0 (NVD)EPSS score
3.91%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 10 · Related 15Timeline
- 25-10-2016PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 10-10-2024Last 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 AWT.
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versionsCritical 9.6Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:HSourcesAll 2 agree
- OSV · ChainguardEcosystem advisory · calculated9.6CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
High 9.3Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:CSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
3.91%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
90%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 3.91% on 20-09-2026
20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score3.91%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected 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
2 vendors · 18 products
References
7 links- www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2016-2881722.htmlX Refsource CONFIRMPatchVendor AdvisoryFIX