Unspecified vulnerability in IBM Java 8 before SR1 allows remote attackers to cause a…
Priority MEDIUM 44CWE-400Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-400.
Summary
Unspecified vulnerability in IBM Java 8 before SR1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via unknown vectors related to SSL/TLS and the Secure Socket Extension provider.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.02696 85th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
Not affected: 3 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-1916
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wfg4-xgj4-pp73
References
More IBM Java vulnerabilities
- TI-2015-00164 Unspecified vulnerability in IBM Java 8 before SR1, 7 R1 before SR2 FP11, 7 before SR9, 6… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2013-03496 XMLscanner.java in Apache Xerces2 Java Parser before 2.12.0, as used in the Java Runtime… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.1
- TI-2012-04075 Unspecified vulnerability in the JRE component in IBM Java 7 SR2 and earlier, Java 6.0.1… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2012-04074 Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the JRE component in IBM Java 7 SR2 and earlier… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2012-04073 Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the JRE component in IBM Java 7 SR2 and earlier… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2013-04656 Unspecified vulnerability in IBM Java SDK 7.0.0 before SR6, 6.0.1 before SR7, and 6.0.0… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
Sources
- CVE-2015-1916 · CVE Program
- CVE-2015-1916 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-wfg4-xgj4-pp73 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2015-1916 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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