Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion') Affecting java-1.8.0-openjdk-demo package, versions <1:1.8.0.51-1.b16.el7_1


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.58% (88th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-JAVA180OPENJDKDEMO-4556664
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed14 Jul 2015

Introduced: 14 Jul 2015

CVE-2015-2628  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-843  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 java-1.8.0-openjdk-demo to version 1:1.8.0.51-1.b16.el7_1 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2015:1228.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream java-1.8.0-openjdk-demo package and not the java-1.8.0-openjdk-demo package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE 6u95, 7u80, and 8u45, and Java SE Embedded 7u75 and 8u33 allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via vectors related to CORBA.

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