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Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information Affecting java-1.8.0-openjdk package, versions <1:1.8.0.111-1.b15.el7_2

Severity

 Recommended
critical

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.64% (80th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-JAVA180OPENJDK-1451514
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed18 Oct 2016
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Introduced: 18 Oct 2016

CVE-2016-5597  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-319  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 java-1.8.0-openjdk to version 1:1.8.0.111-1.b15.el7_2 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2016:2079.

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 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 via vectors related to Networking.

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