Information disclosure in Oracle Java SE - CVE-2016-5549

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Information disclosure in Oracle Java SE - CVE-2016-5549

Published: July 5, 2017 / Updated: July 5, 2017


Vulnerability identifier: #VU7328
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-2016-5549
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.

Affected software

Oracle Java SE
Gentoo Linux
SUSE Linux
Ubuntu
Opensuse
FlashSystem 900 9840-AE2 and 9843-AE2
FlashSystem 840 9840-AE1 & 9843-AE1
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-2016-5549

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

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