CVE-2016-5542
It was discovered that the Libraries component of OpenJDK did not restrict the set of algorithms used for JAR integrity verification. This flaw could allow an attacker to modify content of the JAR file that used weak signing key or hash algorithm.
Find out more about CVE-2016-5542 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
CVSS v2 metrics
| Base Score | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| Access Vector | Network |
| Access Complexity | High |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | None |
| Integrity Impact | Partial |
| Availability Impact | None |
CVSS v3 metrics
| CVSS3 Base Score | 3.1 |
|---|---|
| CVSS3 Base Metrics | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |
| Attack Vector | Network |
| Attack Complexity | High |
| Privileges Required | None |
| User Interaction | Required |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity Impact | Low |
| Availability Impact | None |
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Red Hat Security Errata
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Supplementary (v. 6) (java-1.7.1-ibm) | RHSA-2016:2137 | 2016-11-02 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Supplementary (v. 6) (java-1.8.0-ibm) | RHSA-2016:2136 | 2016-11-02 |
| Red Hat Satellite 5.6 (RHEL v.6) (java-1.7.1-ibm) | RHSA-2017:1216 | 2017-05-09 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (java-1.6.0-openjdk) | RHSA-2017:0061 | 2017-01-13 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Supplementary (v. 6) (java-1.6.0-ibm) | RHSA-2016:2659 | 2016-11-07 |
| Red Hat Satellite 5.7 (RHEL v.6) (java-1.7.1-ibm) | RHSA-2017:1216 | 2017-05-09 |
| Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (java-1.7.0-oracle) | RHSA-2016:2089 | 2016-10-20 |
| Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (java-1.8.0-oracle) | RHSA-2016:2088 | 2016-10-20 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (java-1.8.0-openjdk) | RHSA-2016:2079 | 2016-10-19 |
| Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (java-1.7.0-oracle) | RHSA-2016:2089 | 2016-10-20 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (java-1.6.0-openjdk) | RHSA-2017:0061 | 2017-01-13 |
| Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (java-1.6.0-sun) | RHSA-2016:2090 | 2016-10-20 |
| Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (java-1.8.0-oracle) | RHSA-2016:2088 | 2016-10-20 |
| Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (java-1.7.0-oracle) | RHSA-2016:2089 | 2016-10-20 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Supplementary 5 (java-1.6.0-ibm) | RHSA-2016:2659 | 2016-11-07 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (java-1.6.0-openjdk) | RHSA-2017:0061 | 2017-01-13 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (java-1.7.0-openjdk) | RHSA-2016:2658 | 2016-11-07 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Supplementary (v. 7) (java-1.8.0-ibm) | RHSA-2016:2136 | 2016-11-02 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Supplementary (v. 7) (java-1.7.1-ibm) | RHSA-2016:2137 | 2016-11-02 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (java-1.8.0-openjdk) | RHSA-2016:2079 | 2016-10-19 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (java-1.7.0-openjdk) | RHSA-2016:2658 | 2016-11-07 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Supplementary 5 (java-1.7.0-ibm) | RHSA-2016:2138 | 2016-11-02 |
| Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (java-1.6.0-sun) | RHSA-2016:2090 | 2016-10-20 |
| Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (java-1.6.0-sun) | RHSA-2016:2090 | 2016-10-20 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (java-1.7.0-openjdk) | RHSA-2016:2658 | 2016-11-07 |