CVE-2016-3425
It was discovered that the JAXP component in OpenJDK failed to properly handle Unicode surrogate pairs used as part of the XML attribute values. Specially crafted XML input could cause a Java application to use an excessive amount of memory when parsed.
Find out more about CVE-2016-3425 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
CVSS v2 metrics
| Base Score | 4.3 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| Access Vector | Network |
| Access Complexity | Medium |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | Partial |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | None |
Find out more about Red Hat support for the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
Red Hat Security Errata
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (java-1.6.0-openjdk) | RHSA-2016:0723 | 2016-05-09 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (java-1.6.0-openjdk) | RHSA-2016:0723 | 2016-05-09 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (java-1.7.0-openjdk) | RHSA-2016:0676 | 2016-04-21 |
| Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (java-1.8.0-oracle) | RHSA-2016:0677 | 2016-04-21 |
| Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (java-1.7.0-oracle) | RHSA-2016:0678 | 2016-04-21 |
| Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (java-1.6.0-sun) | RHSA-2016:0679 | 2016-04-21 |
| Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (java-1.7.0-oracle) | RHSA-2016:0678 | 2016-04-21 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (java-1.8.0-openjdk) | RHSA-2016:0650 | 2016-04-20 |
| Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (java-1.8.0-oracle) | RHSA-2016:0677 | 2016-04-21 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (java-1.7.0-openjdk) | RHSA-2016:0675 | 2016-04-21 |
| Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (java-1.6.0-sun) | RHSA-2016:0679 | 2016-04-21 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (java-1.8.0-openjdk) | RHSA-2016:0651 | 2016-04-20 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (java-1.7.0-openjdk) | RHSA-2016:0676 | 2016-04-21 |
| Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (java-1.6.0-sun) | RHSA-2016:0679 | 2016-04-21 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (java-1.6.0-openjdk) | RHSA-2016:0723 | 2016-05-09 |
| Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (java-1.7.0-oracle) | RHSA-2016:0678 | 2016-04-21 |