CVE-2016-3427
Improper Access Control
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Description
Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE 6u113, 7u99, and 8u77; Java SE Embedded 8u77; and JRockit R28.3.9 allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via vectors related to JMX.
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Key data
CVSS 3.1 Critical 9.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector: Network
The vulnerable component can be reached over a network, possibly from the Internet.
Attack complexity: Low
No special conditions are needed. The attack can be repeated at will.
Privileges required: None
No account or privileges are needed.
User interaction: None
No action from any user is needed.
Scope: Unchanged
The impact stays within the vulnerable component.
Confidentiality impact: High
Serious or total effect on the secrecy of data.
Integrity impact: High
Serious or total effect on the trustworthiness of data.
Availability impact: High
Serious or total effect on availability.
| Metric | Value | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| Attack vector | Network | The vulnerable component can be reached over a network, possibly from the Internet. |
| Attack complexity | Low | No special conditions are needed. The attack can be repeated at will. |
| Privileges required | None | No account or privileges are needed. |
| User interaction | None | No action from any user is needed. |
| Scope | Unchanged | The impact stays within the vulnerable component. |
| Confidentiality impact | High | Serious or total effect on the secrecy of data. |
| Integrity impact | High | Serious or total effect on the trustworthiness of data. |
| Availability impact | High | Serious or total effect on availability. |
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EPSS
- Score
- 0.92334 (92.3% probability)
- Percentile
- 99.8%
- Scores of
- Nov 10, 2026
- Model
- v2026.06.15
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities
- Name in the catalog
- Oracle Java SE and JRockit Unspecified Vulnerability
- Added to the catalog
- May 12, 2023
- Federal due date
- Jun 2, 2023
CISA assessment as of Oct 8, 2024
- Exploitation
- Recorded by CISA as active
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- total
Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-284Improper Access Control
References
- openSUSE-SU-2016:1222 (lists.opensuse.org)vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2016:0677 (rhn.redhat.com)vendor-advisory
- SUSE-SU-2016:1299 (lists.opensuse.org)vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2016:1039 (rhn.redhat.com)vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2016:0701 (rhn.redhat.com)vendor-advisory
- USN-2972-1 (ubuntu.com)vendor-advisory
- oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016…
- SUSE-SU-2016:1303 (lists.opensuse.org)vendor-advisory
- 1037331 (securitytracker.com)vdb-entry
- SUSE-SU-2016:1475 (lists.opensuse.org)vendor-advisory
- openSUSE-SU-2016:1235 (lists.opensuse.org)vendor-advisory
- openSUSE-SU-2016:1262 (lists.opensuse.org)vendor-advisory
- SUSE-SU-2016:1300 (lists.opensuse.org)vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2016:0676 (rhn.redhat.com)vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2016:1430 (access.redhat.com)vendor-advisory
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20160420-0001
- RHSA-2016:0708 (rhn.redhat.com)vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2016:0723 (rhn.redhat.com)vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2016:0651 (rhn.redhat.com)vendor-advisory
- SUSE-SU-2016:1378 (lists.opensuse.org)vendor-advisory
- SUSE-SU-2016:1248 (lists.opensuse.org)vendor-advisory
- SUSE-SU-2016:1379 (lists.opensuse.org)vendor-advisory
- kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10159
- USN-2964-1 (ubuntu.com)vendor-advisory
- openSUSE-SU-2016:1230 (lists.opensuse.org)vendor-advisory
- SUSE-SU-2016:1458 (lists.opensuse.org)vendor-advisory
- GLSA-201606-18 (security.gentoo.org)vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2016:0716 (rhn.redhat.com)vendor-advisory
- 1035596 (securitytracker.com)vdb-entry
- oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2016v3-29857…
- openSUSE-SU-2016:1265 (lists.opensuse.org)vendor-advisory
- USN-2963-1 (ubuntu.com)vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2016:0675 (rhn.redhat.com)vendor-advisory
- SUSE-SU-2016:1250 (lists.opensuse.org)vendor-advisory
- SUSE-SU-2016:1388 (lists.opensuse.org)vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2016:0702 (rhn.redhat.com)vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2016:0679 (rhn.redhat.com)vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2017:1216 (access.redhat.com)vendor-advisory
- DSA-3558 (debian.org)vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2016:0678 (rhn.redhat.com)vendor-advisory
- 86421 (securityfocus.com)vdb-entry
- RHSA-2016:0650 (rhn.redhat.com)vendor-advisory
- [tomcat-dev] 20190319 svn commit: r1855831 [25/30] - in /tomcat/site/trunk: ./ docs/ xdocs/ (lists.apache.org)mailing-list
- [tomcat-dev] 20190319 svn commit: r1855831 [23/30] - in /tomcat/site/trunk: ./ docs/ xdocs/ (lists.apache.org)mailing-list
- [tomcat-dev] 20190325 svn commit: r1856174 [22/29] - in /tomcat/site/trunk: docs/ xdocs/ xdocs/stylesheets/ (lists.apache.org)mailing-list
- [tomcat-dev] 20190325 svn commit: r1856174 [24/29] - in /tomcat/site/trunk: docs/ xdocs/ xdocs/stylesheets/ (lists.apache.org)mailing-list
- [tomcat-dev] 20190325 svn commit: r1856174 [21/29] - in /tomcat/site/trunk: docs/ xdocs/ xdocs/stylesheets/ (lists.apache.org)mailing-list
- [tomcat-dev] 20190413 svn commit: r1857494 [17/20] - in /tomcat/site/trunk: ./ docs/ xdocs/ (lists.apache.org)mailing-list
- [tomcat-dev] 20190413 svn commit: r1857494 [16/20] - in /tomcat/site/trunk: ./ docs/ xdocs/ (lists.apache.org)mailing-list
- [tomcat-dev] 20190413 svn commit: r1857494 [15/20] - in /tomcat/site/trunk: ./ docs/ xdocs/ (lists.apache.org)mailing-list
- [tomcat-dev] 20190415 svn commit: r1857582 [17/22] - in /tomcat/site/trunk: docs/ xdocs/stylesheets/ (lists.apache.org)mailing-list
- [tomcat-dev] 20190415 svn commit: r1857582 [19/22] - in /tomcat/site/trunk: docs/ xdocs/stylesheets/ (lists.apache.org)mailing-list
- [tomcat-dev] 20190415 svn commit: r1857582 [16/22] - in /tomcat/site/trunk: docs/ xdocs/stylesheets/ (lists.apache.org)mailing-list
- [tomcat-dev] 20200203 svn commit: r1873527 [23/30] - /tomcat/site/trunk/docs/ (lists.apache.org)mailing-list
- [tomcat-dev] 20200213 svn commit: r1873980 [27/34] - /tomcat/site/trunk/docs/ (lists.apache.org)mailing-list
- [tomcat-dev] 20200213 svn commit: r1873980 [26/34] - /tomcat/site/trunk/docs/ (lists.apache.org)mailing-list
- [cassandra-user] 20200831 CVE-2016-3427 Apache Cassandra Unspecified vulnerability related to JMX (lists.apache.org)mailing-list
- [cassandra-dev] 20200831 CVE-2016-3427 Apache Cassandra Unspecified vulnerability related to JMX (lists.apache.org)mailing-list
- [oss-security] 20200831 CVE-2016-3427 Apache Cassandra Unspecified vulnerability related to JMX (openwall.com)mailing-list
Timeline
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- Record published
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