MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2016-5554

Jdk vulnerability

CVSS
4.3
EPSS
3.1%
EPSS pct
86th
Exploited
No known
Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE 6u121, 7u111, 8u102; and Java SE Embedded 8u101 allows remote attackers to affect integrity via vectors related to JMX.
Affected vendor
Oracle
Affected product
Jdk
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Published
2016-10-25

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no privileges, user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to low impact to integrity.

Its EPSS score of 3.1% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 86% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2016-5554

  • Confirm whether Oracle Jdk is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2016-5554.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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