CVE-2016-0483

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE 6u105, 7u91, and 8u66; Java SE Embedded 8u65; and JRockit R28.3.8 allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via vectors related to AWT. NOTE: the previous information is from the January 2016 CPU. Oracle has not commented on third-party claims that this is a heap-based buffer overflow in the readImage function, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted image data.

10.0

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 21.76% Top 5%

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Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-032	vdb entry third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00047.html	vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034715	vdb entry third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00048.html	vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201610-08	vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2884-1	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3465	vendor advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2885-1	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2016-2367955.html	patch vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1430	vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0049.html	vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00045.html	vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0053.html	vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00044.html	vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0067.html	vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00041.html	vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00038.html	vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-14	vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0057.html	vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0055.html	vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0054.html	vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0056.html	vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00043.html	vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0050.html	vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3458	vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00042.html	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-0483?: CVE-2016-0483 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-0483?: To fix CVE-2016-0483, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2016-0483 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2016-0483 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~22% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.