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critical 9.6

CVE-2016-5556 json

Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE 6u121, 7u111, and 8u102 allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality, integrity, and avail…

published 2016-10-25 10 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2016-6500

cvss
9.6
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
4.9%
EPSS 4.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 92%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE 6u121, 7u111, and 8u102 allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via vectors related to 2D.

Patch / fix

  • oracle java_se 1.6.0_131, 1.7.0_121, 1.8.0_111, 6.0.131, 7.0.121, 8.0.111
  • oracle jdk 1.6.0_131, 1.7.0_121, 1.8.0_111, 6.0.131, 7.0.121, 8.0.111
  • oracle jre 1.6.0_131, 1.7.0_121, 1.8.0_111, 6.0.131, 7.0.121, 8.0.111
  • sun java 1.6.0_131, 1.7.0_121, 1.8.0_111, 6.0.131, 7.0.121, 8.0.111
  • sun java_se 1.6.0_131, 1.7.0_121, 1.8.0_111, 6.0.131, 7.0.121, 8.0.111
  • sun jdk 1.6.0_131, 1.7.0_121, 1.8.0_111, 6.0.131, 7.0.121, 8.0.111
  • sun jre 1.6.0_131, 1.7.0_121, 1.8.0_111, 6.0.131, 7.0.121, 8.0.111
  • oracle openjdk 1.6.0_131, 1.7.0_121, 1.8.0_111, 6.0.131, 7.0.121, 8.0.111
  • sun openjdk 1.6.0_131, 1.7.0_121, 1.8.0_111, 6.0.131, 7.0.121, 8.0.111
  • java-1.7.1-ibm network satellite 5.7, network satellite 5.6 1:1.7.1.4.1-1jpp.1.el6_8
  • java-1.6.0-ibm RHEL 5 EXTRAS 1:1.6.0.16.35-1jpp.1.el5_11
  • java-1.6.0-ibm RHEL 6 EXTRAS 1:1.6.0.16.35-1jpp.1.el6_8
  • java-1.6.0-ibm-src RHEL 5 EXTRAS 1:1.6.0.16.35-1jpp.1.el5_11
  • java-1.6.0-ibm-src RHEL 6 EXTRAS 1:1.6.0.16.35-1jpp.1.el6_8
  • java-1.6.0-ibm-demo RHEL 5 EXTRAS 1:1.6.0.16.35-1jpp.1.el5_11
  • java-1.6.0-ibm-demo RHEL 6 EXTRAS 1:1.6.0.16.35-1jpp.1.el6_8
  • java-1.6.0-ibm-jdbc RHEL 5 EXTRAS 1:1.6.0.16.35-1jpp.1.el5_11

red hat advisories RHSA-2017:1216RHSA-2016:2659RHSA-2016:2138RHSA-2016:2137RHSA-2016:2136RHSA-2016:2090

  • java-1_8_0-ibm SLES for SAP 12 SP2, SLES for SAP 12 SP1, SLES 12 SP2 +3 more 1.8.0_sr3.21-20.1
  • java-1_7_0-ibm SLES 11 SP3-TERADATA, SLES 11 SP3-LTSS, SLES 11 SP2-LTSS +4 more 1.7.0_sr9.60-58.2
  • java-1_7_1-ibm SLES for SAP 12 SP2, SLES for SAP 12 SP1, SLES for SAP 12 +5 more 1.7.1_sr3.60-31.2
  • java-1_7_1-ibm SLES for SAP 11 SP4, SLES 11 SP4, SLE Software Development Kit 11 SP4 1.7.1_sr3.60-19.2
  • java-1_6_0-ibm SLES 11 SP3-TERADATA, SLES 11 SP3-LTSS, SLES 11 SP2-LTSS +4 more 1.6.0_sr16.35-78.2
  • java-1_6_0-ibm SLE Module for Legacy 12 1.6.0_sr16.35-43.2
  • java-1_7_0-openjdk SLES for SAP 12 SP2, SLES for SAP 12 SP1, SLES for Raspberry Pi 12 SP2 +4 more 1.7.0.121-36.2
  • java-1_8_0-openjdk SLES for SAP 12 SP2, SLES for SAP 12 SP1, SLES for Raspberry Pi 12 SP2 +4 more 1.8.0.111-17.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2016:3078-1SUSE-SU-2016:3068-1SUSE-SU-2016:3043-1SUSE-SU-2016:3041-1SUSE-SU-2016:3040-1SUSE-SU-2016:3010-1

  • java-1_8_0-openjdk openSUSE Tumbleweed 1.8.0.111-1.1
  • java-1_7_0-openjdk openSUSE Tumbleweed 1.7.0.121-1.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10197-1openSUSE-SU-2024:10534-1

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2016-5556 updated cvss 8.8

JDK: unspecified vulnerability fixed in 6u131, 7u121, and 8u111 (2D)

  • Red Hat Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) java-1.6.0-sun 1.6.0.131-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.7.0-oracle 1.7.0.121-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.8.0-oracle 1.8.0.111-1jpp.4.el7, java-1.6.0-sun-src 1.6.0.131-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.6.0-sun-demo 1.6.0.131-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.6.0-sun-jdbc 1.6.0.131-1jpp.1.el7, +9 more Red Hat Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client 5 java-1.6.0-sun 1.6.0.131-1jpp.1.el5_11, java-1.7.0-oracle 1.7.0.121-1jpp.1.el5_11, java-1.6.0-sun-src 1.6.0.131-1jpp.1.el5_11, java-1.6.0-sun-demo 1.6.0.131-1jpp.1.el5_11, java-1.6.0-sun-jdbc 1.6.0.131-1jpp.1.el5_11, java-1.6.0-sun-plugin 1.6.0.131-1jpp.1.el5_11, +4 more Red Hat Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Compute Node (v. 7) java-1.6.0-sun 1.6.0.131-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.7.0-oracle 1.7.0.121-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.8.0-oracle 1.8.0.111-1jpp.4.el7, java-1.6.0-sun-src 1.6.0.131-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.6.0-sun-demo 1.6.0.131-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.6.0-sun-jdbc 1.6.0.131-1jpp.1.el7, +5 more Red Hat Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6 java-1.6.0-sun 1.6.0.131-1jpp.1.el6_8, java-1.7.0-oracle 1.7.0.121-1jpp.1.el6_8, java-1.8.0-oracle 1.8.0.111-1jpp.4.el6_8, java-1.6.0-sun-src 1.6.0.131-1jpp.1.el6_8, java-1.6.0-sun-demo 1.6.0.131-1jpp.1.el6_8, java-1.6.0-sun-jdbc 1.6.0.131-1jpp.1.el6_8, +9 more Red Hat Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node 6 java-1.6.0-sun 1.6.0.131-1jpp.1.el6_8, java-1.7.0-oracle 1.7.0.121-1jpp.1.el6_8, java-1.8.0-oracle 1.8.0.111-1jpp.4.el6_8, java-1.6.0-sun-src 1.6.0.131-1jpp.1.el6_8, java-1.6.0-sun-demo 1.6.0.131-1jpp.1.el6_8, java-1.6.0-sun-jdbc 1.6.0.131-1jpp.1.el6_8, +9 more Red Hat Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) java-1.6.0-sun 1.6.0.131-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.7.0-oracle 1.7.0.121-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.8.0-oracle 1.8.0.111-1jpp.4.el7, java-1.6.0-sun-src 1.6.0.131-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.6.0-sun-demo 1.6.0.131-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.6.0-sun-jdbc 1.6.0.131-1jpp.1.el7, +9 more
    +4 more products
    Red Hat Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 java-1.6.0-sun 1.6.0.131-1jpp.1.el5_11, java-1.7.0-oracle 1.7.0.121-1jpp.1.el5_11, java-1.6.0-sun-src 1.6.0.131-1jpp.1.el5_11, java-1.6.0-sun-demo 1.6.0.131-1jpp.1.el5_11, java-1.6.0-sun-jdbc 1.6.0.131-1jpp.1.el5_11, java-1.6.0-sun-plugin 1.6.0.131-1jpp.1.el5_11, +4 more Red Hat Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6 java-1.6.0-sun 1.6.0.131-1jpp.1.el6_8, java-1.7.0-oracle 1.7.0.121-1jpp.1.el6_8, java-1.8.0-oracle 1.8.0.111-1jpp.4.el6_8, java-1.6.0-sun-src 1.6.0.131-1jpp.1.el6_8, java-1.6.0-sun-demo 1.6.0.131-1jpp.1.el6_8, java-1.6.0-sun-jdbc 1.6.0.131-1jpp.1.el6_8, +9 more Red Hat Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) java-1.6.0-sun 1.6.0.131-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.7.0-oracle 1.7.0.121-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.8.0-oracle 1.8.0.111-1jpp.4.el7, java-1.6.0-sun-src 1.6.0.131-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.6.0-sun-demo 1.6.0.131-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.6.0-sun-jdbc 1.6.0.131-1jpp.1.el7, +9 more Red Hat Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6 java-1.6.0-sun 1.6.0.131-1jpp.1.el6_8, java-1.7.0-oracle 1.7.0.121-1jpp.1.el6_8, java-1.8.0-oracle 1.8.0.111-1jpp.4.el6_8, java-1.6.0-sun-src 1.6.0.131-1jpp.1.el6_8, java-1.6.0-sun-demo 1.6.0.131-1jpp.1.el6_8, java-1.6.0-sun-jdbc 1.6.0.131-1jpp.1.el6_8, +9 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2016:2090
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Supplementary (v. 7) java-1.7.1-ibm 1.7.1.3.60-1jpp.1.el7_2, java-1.8.0-ibm 1.8.0.3.20-1jpp.1.el7_2, java-1.7.1-ibm-src 1.7.1.3.60-1jpp.1.el7_2, java-1.8.0-ibm-src 1.8.0.3.20-1jpp.1.el7_2, java-1.7.1-ibm-demo 1.7.1.3.60-1jpp.1.el7_2, java-1.7.1-ibm-jdbc 1.7.1.3.60-1jpp.1.el7_2, +4 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Supplementary (v. 7) java-1.7.1-ibm 1.7.1.3.60-1jpp.1.el7_2, java-1.8.0-ibm 1.8.0.3.20-1jpp.1.el7_2, java-1.7.1-ibm-src 1.7.1.3.60-1jpp.1.el7_2, java-1.8.0-ibm-src 1.8.0.3.20-1jpp.1.el7_2, java-1.7.1-ibm-demo 1.7.1.3.60-1jpp.1.el7_2, java-1.8.0-ibm-demo 1.8.0.3.20-1jpp.1.el7_2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2016:2137
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 5) java-1.7.0-ibm 1.7.0.9.60-1jpp.1.el5_11, java-1.6.0-ibm 1.6.0.16.35-1jpp.1.el5_11, java-1.7.0-ibm-src 1.7.0.9.60-1jpp.1.el5_11, java-1.6.0-ibm-src 1.6.0.16.35-1jpp.1.el5_11, java-1.7.0-ibm-demo 1.7.0.9.60-1jpp.1.el5_11, java-1.7.0-ibm-jdbc 1.7.0.9.60-1jpp.1.el5_11, +6 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 6) java-1.7.1-ibm 1.7.1.3.60-1jpp.1.el6_8, java-1.8.0-ibm 1.8.0.3.20-1jpp.1.el6_8, java-1.6.0-ibm 1.6.0.16.35-1jpp.1.el6_8, java-1.7.1-ibm-src 1.7.1.3.60-1jpp.1.el6_8, java-1.8.0-ibm-src 1.8.0.3.20-1jpp.1.el6_8, java-1.6.0-ibm-src 1.6.0.16.35-1jpp.1.el6_8, +10 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Supplementary (v. 6) java-1.7.1-ibm 1.7.1.3.60-1jpp.1.el6_8, java-1.8.0-ibm 1.8.0.3.20-1jpp.1.el6_8, java-1.6.0-ibm 1.6.0.16.35-1jpp.1.el6_8, java-1.7.1-ibm-src 1.7.1.3.60-1jpp.1.el6_8, java-1.8.0-ibm-src 1.8.0.3.20-1jpp.1.el6_8, java-1.6.0-ibm-src 1.6.0.16.35-1jpp.1.el6_8, +4 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 5) java-1.7.0-ibm 1.7.0.9.60-1jpp.1.el5_11, java-1.6.0-ibm 1.6.0.16.35-1jpp.1.el5_11, java-1.7.0-ibm-src 1.7.0.9.60-1jpp.1.el5_11, java-1.6.0-ibm-src 1.6.0.16.35-1jpp.1.el5_11, java-1.7.0-ibm-demo 1.7.0.9.60-1jpp.1.el5_11, java-1.7.0-ibm-jdbc 1.7.0.9.60-1jpp.1.el5_11, +6 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 6) java-1.7.1-ibm 1.7.1.3.60-1jpp.1.el6_8, java-1.8.0-ibm 1.8.0.3.20-1jpp.1.el6_8, java-1.6.0-ibm 1.6.0.16.35-1jpp.1.el6_8, java-1.7.1-ibm-src 1.7.1.3.60-1jpp.1.el6_8, java-1.8.0-ibm-src 1.8.0.3.20-1jpp.1.el6_8, java-1.6.0-ibm-src 1.6.0.16.35-1jpp.1.el6_8, +10 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2016:2659
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 7) java-1.7.1-ibm 1.7.1.3.60-1jpp.1.el7_2, java-1.8.0-ibm 1.8.0.3.20-1jpp.1.el7_2, java-1.7.1-ibm-src 1.7.1.3.60-1jpp.1.el7_2, java-1.8.0-ibm-src 1.8.0.3.20-1jpp.1.el7_2, java-1.7.1-ibm-demo 1.7.1.3.60-1jpp.1.el7_2, java-1.7.1-ibm-jdbc 1.7.1.3.60-1jpp.1.el7_2, +4 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2016:2137
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary (v. 6) java-1.7.1-ibm 1.7.1.3.60-1jpp.1.el6_8, java-1.8.0-ibm 1.8.0.3.20-1jpp.1.el6_8, java-1.6.0-ibm 1.6.0.16.35-1jpp.1.el6_8, java-1.7.1-ibm-src 1.7.1.3.60-1jpp.1.el6_8, java-1.8.0-ibm-src 1.8.0.3.20-1jpp.1.el6_8, java-1.6.0-ibm-src 1.6.0.16.35-1jpp.1.el6_8, +10 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2016:2659
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary (v. 7) java-1.7.1-ibm 1.7.1.3.60-1jpp.1.el7_2, java-1.8.0-ibm 1.8.0.3.20-1jpp.1.el7_2, java-1.7.1-ibm-src 1.7.1.3.60-1jpp.1.el7_2, java-1.8.0-ibm-src 1.8.0.3.20-1jpp.1.el7_2, java-1.7.1-ibm-demo 1.7.1.3.60-1jpp.1.el7_2, java-1.7.1-ibm-jdbc 1.7.1.3.60-1jpp.1.el7_2, +4 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2016:2137
  • Red Hat Satellite 5.6 (RHEL v.6) java-1.7.1-ibm 1.7.1.4.1-1jpp.1.el6_8 Red Hat Satellite 5.7 (RHEL v.6) java-1.7.1-ibm 1.7.1.4.1-1jpp.1.el6_8
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2017:1216

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
Assessed
2 y ago

Exploit prediction

4.88% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 9.6 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 9.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.

CPEs and fixed versions use Anchore's correction of NVD's data: Updated Java versions.