CVE-2016-0483

Public on 2016-01-21
Modified on 2016-02-19
Description
An out-of-bounds write flaw was found in the JPEG image format decoder in the AWT component in OpenJDK. A specially crafted JPEG image could cause a Java application to crash or, possibly execute arbitrary code. An untrusted Java application or applet could use this flaw to bypass Java sandbox restrictions.
Severity
Critical severity
Critical
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CVSS v3 Base Score
6.8
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Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory Status
Amazon Linux 1 java-1.6.0-openjdk 2016-02-19 ALAS-2016-654 Fixed
Amazon Linux 1 java-1.7.0-openjdk 2016-02-09 ALAS-2016-643 Fixed
Amazon Linux 1 java-1.8.0-openjdk 2016-02-09 ALAS-2016-647 Fixed

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv2 6.8 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
NVD CVSSv2 10.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

References

FAQs regarding Amazon Linux ALAS/CVE Severity Red Hat: CVE-2016-0483 Mitre: CVE-2016-0483