| Severity | Critical |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE ID | CVE-2015-4902 |
| CWE ID | CWE-264 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | This vulnerability is being exploited in the wild. |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Java SE Universal components / Libraries / Software for developers |
| Vendor | Oracle |
This security advisory describes one critical risk vulnerability.
Severity: Critical
CVSSv3: 4.9 [CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N/E:F/RL:O/RC:C] [PCI]
CVE-ID: CVE-2015-4902
CWE-ID:
CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
Exploit availability: Yes [Search exploit]
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions on the target system.
The weakness exists due to unknown error related to the Java SE Deployment component. A remote attacker can bypass the click-to-play protection in Java.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in security bypass on the vulnerable system.
Note: the vulnerability was being actively exploited.
Install update from vendor's website.
Java SE: 6u101, 7u85, 8u60
CPE External linkshttps://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuoct2015-2367953.html
http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/new-headaches-how-the-pawn-storm-zero-day...
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability. However, a fully functional exploit for this vulnerability is available.