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Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm Affecting java-1.6.0-openjdk-devel package, versions <1:1.6.0.41-1.13.13.1.el7_3

Severity

 Recommended
high

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
2.79% (86th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-JAVA160OPENJDKDEVEL-4665844
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed18 Oct 2016
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Introduced: 18 Oct 2016

CVE-2016-5542  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-327  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 java-1.6.0-openjdk-devel to version 1:1.6.0.41-1.13.13.1.el7_3 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2017:0061.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream java-1.6.0-openjdk-devel package and not the java-1.6.0-openjdk-devel package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE 6u121, 7u111, 8u102; and Java SE Embedded 8u101 allows remote attackers to affect integrity via vectors related to Libraries.

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