CVE-2016-3427 vulnerability in Oracle and Other Products
Published on April 21, 2016
Known Exploited Vulnerability
This Oracle Java SE and JRockit Unspecified Vulnerability is part of CISA's list of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities. Oracle Java SE and JRockit contains an unspecified vulnerability that allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via vectors related to Java Management Extensions (JMX). This vulnerability can be exploited through sandboxed Java Web Start applications and sandboxed Java applets. It can also be exploited by supplying data to APIs in the specified component without using sandboxed Java Web Start applications or sandboxed Java applets, such as through a web servi.
The following remediation steps are recommended / required by June 2, 2023: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2016-3427 can be exploited with network access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. This vulnerability is known to be actively exploited by threat actors in an automatable fashion. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be critical as this vulnerability has a high impact to the confidentiality, integrity and availability of this component.
Weakness Type
What is an Authorization Vulnerability?
The software does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor.
CVE-2016-3427 has been classified to as an Authorization vulnerability or weakness.
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Exploit Probability
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.