Information disclosure in Oracle Java SE - CVE-2016-5548
Published: July 5, 2017 / Updated: July 5, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU7327
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-5548
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information.
The weakness exists due to unknown error in Oracle Java SE and Java SE Embedded related to the Libraries component. A remote attacker can trick the victim into visiting a specially crafted webpage and read important files on the target system.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in information disclosure.
The weakness exists due to unknown error in Oracle Java SE and Java SE Embedded related to the Libraries component. A remote attacker can trick the victim into visiting a specially crafted webpage and read important files on the target system.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in information disclosure.
Affected software
Oracle Java SE
FlashSystem 840 9840-AE1 & 9843-AE1
FlashSystem 900 9840-AE2 and 9843-AE2
Gentoo Linux
Amazon Linux AMI
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems
Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS Compute Node
SUSE Linux
Ubuntu
Opensuse
IBM Algo One Core
Algo One Algo Risk Application
IBM SAN Volume Controller
IBM Storwize V3500
IBM Storwize V7000
IBM Storwize V3700
IBM Storwize V5000
IBM FlashSystem V9000
FlashSystem 840 9840-AE1 & 9843-AE1
FlashSystem 900 9840-AE2 and 9843-AE2
Gentoo Linux
Amazon Linux AMI
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems
Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS Compute Node
SUSE Linux
Ubuntu
Opensuse
IBM Algo One Core
Algo One Algo Risk Application
IBM SAN Volume Controller
IBM Storwize V3500
IBM Storwize V7000
IBM Storwize V3700
IBM Storwize V5000
IBM FlashSystem V9000
How to mitigate CVE-2016-5548
Install update from vendor's website.
IBM SAN Volume Controller - addressed in versions 7.5.0.12, 7.6.1.8, 7.7.1.6, 7.8.1.1
IBM Storwize V3500 - addressed in versions 7.5.0.12, 7.6.1.8, 7.7.1.6, 7.8.1.1
IBM Storwize V7000 - addressed in versions 7.5.0.12, 7.6.1.8, 7.7.1.6, 7.8.1.1
IBM Storwize V3700 - addressed in versions 7.5.0.12, 7.6.1.8, 7.7.1.6, 7.8.1.1
IBM Storwize V5000 - addressed in versions 7.5.0.12, 7.6.1.8, 7.7.1.6, 7.8.1.1
IBM FlashSystem V9000 - addressed in versions 7.6.1.8, 7.7.1.6, 7.8.1.1
IBM Storwize V3500 - addressed in versions 7.5.0.12, 7.6.1.8, 7.7.1.6, 7.8.1.1
IBM Storwize V7000 - addressed in versions 7.5.0.12, 7.6.1.8, 7.7.1.6, 7.8.1.1
IBM Storwize V3700 - addressed in versions 7.5.0.12, 7.6.1.8, 7.7.1.6, 7.8.1.1
IBM Storwize V5000 - addressed in versions 7.5.0.12, 7.6.1.8, 7.7.1.6, 7.8.1.1
IBM FlashSystem V9000 - addressed in versions 7.6.1.8, 7.7.1.6, 7.8.1.1
External References
Related Security Bulletins
- Multiple vulnerabilities in Oracle products
- Gentoo update for IcedTea
- Ubuntu update for OpenJDK 6
- Ubuntu update for OpenJDK 7
- Ubuntu update for OpenJDK 8
- Amazon Linux AMI update for java-1.7.0-openjdk
- Amazon Linux AMI update for java-1.8.0-openjdk
- SUSE Linux update for java-1
- OpenSUSE Linux update for java-1
- Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Algo One Core and Algo Risk Application
- Red Hat update for java-1.7.0-openjdk
- Red Hat update for java-1.8.0-openjdk
- Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM FlashSystem models 840 and 900
- Multiple vulnerabilities in SAN Volume Controller, Storwize family and FlashSystem V9000 products