CVE-2016-0603

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in the Java SE component in Oracle Java SE 6u111, 7u95, 8u71, and 8u72, when running on Windows, allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via unknown vectors related to Install. NOTE: the previous information is from Oracle's Security Alert for CVE-2016-0603. Oracle has not commented on third-party claims that this is an untrusted search path issue that allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse dll in the "application directory."

7.6

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 4.20% Top 15%

Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory oracle.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/83008	vdb entry
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201610-08	vendor advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/alert-cve-2016-0603-2874360.html	vendor advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Feb/54	mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537462/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034969	vdb entry
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20160217-0001/

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-0603?: CVE-2016-0603 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-0603?: To fix CVE-2016-0603, 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-2016-0603 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2016-0603 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~4% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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