CVE-2016-5542 Other in n/a
Low 3.1
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2016-5542 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2016-5542 is a low-severity vulnerability in Oracle Jdk, published on 25 Oct 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-5542 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Oracle Jdk. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-5542/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-5542/index.md)
Remote attackers can compromise data integrity in Oracle Java SE libraries through unspecified vectors.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2016-5542?
CVE-2016-5542 is a low-severity vulnerability in Oracle Jdk, published on 25 Oct 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE 6u121, 7u111, 8u102; and Java SE Embedded 8u101 allows remote attackers to affect integrity via vectors related to Libraries.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-5542?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Oracle Jdk, Oracle Jre.
How do I fix CVE-2016-5542?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2016-5542 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-5542 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Oracle Jdk
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gjxp-f524-fgrv, MINI-8896-wm54-m53m, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-5542.