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CVE-2016-0494: Unspecified vulnerability in the Java SE and Java SE Embedded components in Oracle Java SE 6u105, 7u91, and…

CVE-2016-0494 has a CVSS v2 base score of 10.0 (the maximum on that scale) and NVD lists 3 affected products, including Canonical Ubuntu Linux. Per its scoring, it can be exploited over the network, without authentication. The scored impact on confidentiality, integrity and availability is the highest available.

Vulnerability description

Unspecified vulnerability in the Java SE and Java SE Embedded components in Oracle Java SE 6u105, 7u91, and 8u66 and Java SE Embedded 8u65 allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via unknown vectors related to 2D.

Severity breakdown

CVSS v2.0 10.0: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

  • Access vector: Network. Exploitable remotely over the network.
  • Access complexity: Low. No special conditions are required.
  • Authentication: None. No authentication is needed.
  • Confidentiality impact: Complete. Total information disclosure.
  • Integrity impact: Complete. Total loss of integrity.
  • Availability impact: Complete. Total shutdown of the component.

Affected products

  • Canonical Ubuntu Linux: 12.04; 14.04; 15.04; 15.10
  • Oracle JDK: 1.6.0 update105; 1.7.0 update91; 1.8.0 update66
  • Oracle JRE: 1.6.0 update105; 1.7.0 update91; 1.8.0 update66

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