CVE-2015-5041

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.1 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 3.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2016-06-06 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-200

Description

The J9 JVM in IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition 6 before SR16 FP20, 6 R1 before SR8 FP20, 7 before SR9 FP30, and 7 R1 before SR3 FP30 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information or inject data by invoking non-public interface methods.

Affected products

IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition: from 6.0.0.0 before 6.0.16.20; from 6.1.0.0 before 6.1.8.20; from 7.0.0.0 before 7.0.9.30; from 7.1.0.0 before 7.1.3.30 — fixed in 6.0.16.20, 6.1.8.20, 7.0.9.30, 7.1.3.30
IBM WebSphere Application Server: through 3.0.9.20
Red Hat Satellite 6: 5.6, 5.7
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server: 11-sp2, 11-sp4, 12-sp1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit: 11-sp4, 12, 12-sp1
SUSE Linux Enterprise: 12

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition 6.0.16.20, 6.1.8.20, 7.0.9.30, 7.1.3.30. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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