USN-2818-1

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    USN-2818-1

    Published: 25 Nov 2015Last Modified: 10 Feb 2026

    Summary: openjdk-7 vulnerability

    Details: It was discovered that rebinding of the receiver of a DirectMethodHandle may allow a protected method to be accessed. Am attacker could use this to expose sensitive information or possibly execute arbitrary code.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2818-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-4871

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: openjdk-7

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -7u91-2.6.3-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

    Affected versions

    7u25-2.3.12-4ubuntu3
    7u25-2.3.12-4ubuntu5

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High