Security bypass in Oracle Java SE - CVE-2015-4902
Published: February 2, 2017 / Updated: March 8, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU5588
CSH Severity: Critical
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Red
CVE-ID: CVE-2015-4902
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
The vulnerability is being exploited in the wild
Vendor: Oracle
Affected software:
Oracle Java SE
Oracle Java SE
Detailed vulnerability description
The 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.
How to mitigate CVE-2015-4902
Install update from vendor's website.