CVE-2016-5568

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE 6u121, 7u111, and 8u102 allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via vectors related to AWT.

Category

9.6
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.23% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory oracle.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93621 vdb entry
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20161019-0001/
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2016-2881722.html patch vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-43 vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-04 vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037040 vdb entry
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r1b103833cb5bc8466e24ff0ecc5e75b45a705334ab6a444e64e840a0%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-5568?
CVE-2016-5568 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-5568?
To fix CVE-2016-5568, 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-2016-5568 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2016-5568 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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