CVE-2016-0475
It was discovered that the password-based encryption (PBE) implementation in the Libraries component in OpenJDK used an incorrect key length. This could, in certain cases, lead to generation of keys that were weaker than expected.
Find out more about CVE-2016-0475 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
CVSS v2 metrics
| Base Score | 5.8 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N |
| Access Vector | Network |
| Access Complexity | Medium |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | Partial |
| Integrity Impact | Partial |
| Availability Impact | None |
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Red Hat Security Errata
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (java-1.8.0-openjdk) | RHSA-2016:0050 | 2016-01-20 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Supplementary (v. 7) (java-1.8.0-ibm) | RHSA-2016:0098 | 2016-02-02 |
| Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (java-1.8.0-oracle) | RHSA-2016:0055 | 2016-01-21 |
| Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (java-1.8.0-oracle) | RHSA-2016:0055 | 2016-01-21 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (java-1.8.0-openjdk) | RHSA-2016:0049 | 2016-01-20 |
Affected Packages State
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | java-1.6.0-openjdk | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | java-1.7.0-openjdk | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | java-1.6.0-openjdk | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | java-1.7.0-openjdk | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | java-1.7.0-openjdk | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | java-1.6.0-openjdk | Not affected |