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CVE-2016-3427


Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE 6u113, 7u99, and 8u77; Java SE Embedded 8u77; and JRockit R28.3.9 allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via vectors related to JMX.


Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a CRITICAL severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 9.8, indicating it can be exploited remotely over the network with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts confidentiality (data exposure), integrity (unauthorized modifications), and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 38 products from oracle, from oracle, from oracle and 35 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

First disclosed in 2016, this vulnerability was reported during a period defined by widespread IoT adoption challenges, mobile security concerns, and the emergence of advanced persistent threat (APT) techniques. Contemporary mitigation strategies focused on secure development practices and third-party component vetting.


Published

2016-04-21T11:00:21.667

Last Modified

2025-10-22T00:15:51.247

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 9.8 (CRITICAL)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact: COMPLETE
Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    NVD-CWE-noinfo
  • Type: Secondary
    CWE-284

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application oracle jdk 1.6.0 Yes
Application oracle jdk 1.7.0 Yes
Application oracle jdk 1.8.0 Yes
Application oracle jre 1.6.0 Yes
Application oracle jre 1.7.0 Yes
Application oracle jre 1.8.0 Yes
Application oracle jrockit r28.3.9 Yes
Operating System oracle linux 5 Yes
Operating System oracle linux 6 Yes
Operating System oracle linux 7 Yes
Operating System canonical ubuntu_linux 12.04 Yes
Operating System canonical ubuntu_linux 14.04 Yes
Operating System canonical ubuntu_linux 15.10 Yes
Operating System canonical ubuntu_linux 16.04 Yes
Operating System debian debian_linux 8.0 Yes
Application netapp e-series_santricity_management_plug-ins - Yes
Application netapp e-series_santricity_storage_manager - Yes
Application netapp e-series_santricity_web_services - Yes
Application netapp oncommand_balance - Yes
Application netapp oncommand_cloud_manager - Yes
Application netapp oncommand_insight - Yes
Application netapp oncommand_performance_manager - Yes
Application netapp oncommand_report - Yes
Application netapp oncommand_shift - Yes
Application netapp oncommand_unified_manager - Yes
Application netapp oncommand_unified_manager - Yes
Application netapp oncommand_workflow_automation - Yes
Application netapp storagegrid ≤ 9.0.4 Yes
Application netapp vasa_provider_for_clustered_data_ontap ≥ 7.2 Yes
Application netapp virtual_storage_console ≥ 7.2 Yes
Application apache cassandra < 2.1.22 Yes
Application apache cassandra < 2.2.18 Yes
Application apache cassandra < 3.0.22 Yes
Application apache cassandra < 3.11.8 Yes
Application apache cassandra 4.0.0 Yes
Application redhat satellite 5.6 Yes
Application redhat satellite 5.7 Yes
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux_desktop 5.0 Yes
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux_desktop 6.0 Yes
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux_desktop 7.0 Yes
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux_eus 6.7 Yes
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux_eus 7.2 Yes
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux_eus 7.3 Yes
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux_eus 7.4 Yes
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux_eus 7.5 Yes
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux_eus 7.6 Yes
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux_eus 7.7 Yes
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux_server 5.0 Yes
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux_server 6.0 Yes
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux_server 7.0 Yes
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux_server_aus 7.2 Yes
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux_server_aus 7.3 Yes
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux_server_aus 7.4 Yes
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux_server_aus 7.6 Yes
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux_server_aus 7.7 Yes
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux_server_eus 6.7 Yes
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux_server_eus 7.2 Yes
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux_server_tus 7.2 Yes
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux_server_tus 7.3 Yes
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux_server_tus 7.6 Yes
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux_server_tus 7.7 Yes
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux_workstation 5.0 Yes
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux_workstation 6.0 Yes
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux_workstation 7.0 Yes
Application suse linux_enterprise_module_for_legacy 12 Yes
Application suse manager 2.1 Yes
Application suse manager_proxy 2.1 Yes
Application suse openstack_cloud 5 Yes
Operating System opensuse leap 42.1 Yes
Operating System opensuse opensuse 13.1 Yes
Operating System opensuse opensuse 13.2 Yes
Operating System suse linux_enterprise_desktop 12 Yes
Operating System suse linux_enterprise_desktop 12 Yes
Operating System suse linux_enterprise_server 10 Yes
Operating System suse linux_enterprise_server 11 Yes
Operating System suse linux_enterprise_server 11 Yes
Operating System suse linux_enterprise_server 11 Yes
Operating System suse linux_enterprise_server 12 Yes
Operating System suse linux_enterprise_server 12 Yes
Operating System suse linux_enterprise_software_development_kit 11 Yes
Operating System suse linux_enterprise_software_development_kit 12 Yes

References

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For oracle's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.