Information Exposure Affecting java-1.8.0-openjdk package, versions <1:1.8.0.121-0.b13.29.amzn1


Severity

Recommended
critical

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Mature
EPSS
0.53% (78th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN201803-JAVA180OPENJDK-1704650
  • published27 Sept 2021
  • disclosed1 Sept 2016

Introduced: 1 Sep 2016

CVE-2016-2183  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-200  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2018.03 java-1.8.0-openjdk to version 1:1.8.0.121-0.b13.29.amzn1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS-2017-791.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream java-1.8.0-openjdk package and not the java-1.8.0-openjdk package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2018.03 relevant fixed versions and status.

The DES and Triple DES ciphers, as used in the TLS, SSH, and IPSec protocols and other protocols and products, have a birthday bound of approximately four billion blocks, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain cleartext data via a birthday attack against a long-duration encrypted session, as demonstrated by an HTTPS session using Triple DES in CBC mode, aka a "Sweet32" attack.

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