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Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion') Affecting java-1.7.0-openjdk-headless package, versions <1:1.7.0.121-2.6.8.0.el7_3

Severity

 Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.91% (84th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-JAVA170OPENJDKHEADLESS-1457139
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed18 Oct 2016
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Introduced: 18 Oct 2016

CVE-2016-5582  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-843  (opens in a new tab)
First added by Snyk

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 java-1.7.0-openjdk-headless to version 1:1.7.0.121-2.6.8.0.el7_3 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2016:2658.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream java-1.7.0-openjdk-headless package and not the java-1.7.0-openjdk-headless 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 confidentiality, integrity, and availability via vectors related to Hotspot, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-5573.

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