CVE-2015-4911 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in Oracle Java SE via JAXP vectors, requiring upgrades to patched versions.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2015-4911?

CVE-2015-4911 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Oracle Jdk, published on 21 Oct 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE 6u101, 7u85, and 8u60; Java SE Embedded 8u51; and JRockit R28.3.7 allows remote attackers to affect availability via vectors related to JAXP, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-4803 and CVE-2015-4893.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-4911?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Oracle Jdk, Oracle Jre, Oracle Jrockit.

How do I fix CVE-2015-4911?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2015-4911 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-4911 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Oracle Jdk vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-cpw3-m2c6-7wch, UBUNTU-CVE-2015-4911.

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