CVE-2016-5573 Other in n/a

What is CVE-2016-5573?

CVE-2016-5573 is a high-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 confidentiality, integrity, and availability via vectors related to Hotspot, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-5582.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-5573?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Oracle Jdk, Oracle Jre.

How do I fix CVE-2016-5573?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2016-5573 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-5573 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Oracle Jdk

• CVE-2012-4681 Oracle Java SE Runtime Environment (JRE) Arbitrary Code Execution Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2012-1723 Oracle Java SE Runtime Environment (JRE) Arbitrary Code Execution Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2015-4805 Deserialization in n/a Critical 10.0
• CVE-2015-4835 Other in n/a Critical 10.0
• CVE-2015-4843 Other in n/a Critical 10.0

All Oracle Jdk vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-xpxv-6ccf-795w, MINI-46j8-gpmr-xv3h, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-5573.