Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling Affecting java-1.8.0-openjdk-headless package, versions <1:1.8.0.65-2.b17.el7_1


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
3.32% (92nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-JAVA180OPENJDKHEADLESS-5074502
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed20 Oct 2015

Introduced: 20 Oct 2015

CVE-2015-4893  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-770  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 java-1.8.0-openjdk-headless to version 1:1.8.0.65-2.b17.el7_1 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2015:1919.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream java-1.8.0-openjdk-headless package and not the java-1.8.0-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 6u101, 7u85, and 8u60; Java SE Embedded 8u51; and JRockit R28.3.7 allows remote attackers to affect availability via vectors related to JAXP, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-4803 and CVE-2015-4911.

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