CVE-2015-1914

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 4.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2015-07-02 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-200

Description

IBM Java 7 R1 before SR3, 7 before SR9, 6 R1 before SR8 FP4, 6 before SR16 FP4, and 5.0 before SR16 FP10 allows remote attackers to bypass "permission checks" and obtain sensitive information via vectors related to the Java Virtual Machine.

Affected products

IBM Java: from 5.0.0.0 before 5.0.16.10; from 6.0.0.0 before 6.0.16.4; from 6.1.0.0 before 6.1.8.4; from 7.0.0.0 before 7.0.9.0; from 7.1.0.0 before 7.1.3.0 — fixed in 5.0.16.10, 6.0.16.4, 6.1.8.4, 7.0.9.0, 7.1.3.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: IBM Java 5.0.16.10, 6.0.16.4, 6.1.8.4, 7.0.9.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-06/msg00013.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-06/msg00014.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-06/msg00015.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-06/msg00022.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-06/msg00031.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1006.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1007.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1020.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1021.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1091.html
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IV72245
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IV72246

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