Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE 5.0u75, 6u85, 7u72, and 8u25; Java SE Embedded 7u71 and 8u6; and JRockit 27.8.4 and 28.3.4 allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality and integrity via vectors related to JSSE.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2014-6593 is rated High Exploit Risk (60.7/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 67.23%, 99th percentile). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38641 | exploit_db | edb | 2015-11-05 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-06-15 | 72.84% | 67.23% | -5.60% |
| 2 | 2026-05-13 | 71.77% | 72.84% | +1.06% |
| 3 | 2026-04-29 | — | 71.77% | — |
Full EPSS history (52 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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4.9 | 4.9 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
debian
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not yet assigned | CVE-2014-6593 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (openjdk-8), 1 status rows across 1 suites (sid): resolved 1. | https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-6593 |
gentoo
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normal | CVE-2014-6593: 2 GLSA(s) (201507-14, 201603-14), 4 atom(s) (dev-java/icedtea, dev-java/icedtea-bin, dev-java/oracle-jdk-bin, dev-java/oracle-jre-bin); latest impact normal. | https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2014-6593 |
redhat
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medium | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-6593 |
ubuntu
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medium | CVE-2014-6593 medium priority: Ubuntu including 3 source packages (openjdk-6, openjdk-7, openjdk-8), 15 status rows across 5 suites (lucid, precise, trusty, upstream, utopic): released 9, DNE 4, needs-triage 1, not-affected 1. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-6593 |
: Per: "http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2015-1972971.html" Applies to client and server deployment of JSSE.
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| oracle | jrockit | r27.8.4 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jrockit:r27.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | jrockit | r28.3.4 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jrockit:r28.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | jdk | 1.5.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.5.0:update75:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | jdk | 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.6.0:update85:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | jdk | 1.7.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.7.0:update71:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | jdk | 1.7.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.7.0:update72:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | jdk | 1.8.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.8.0:update25:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | jdk | 1.8.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.8.0:update6:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | jre | 1.5.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.5.0:update75:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | jre | 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.6.0:update85:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | jre | 1.7.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.7.0:update71:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | jre | 1.7.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.7.0:update72:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | jre | 1.8.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.8.0:update25:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | jre | 1.8.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.8.0:update6:*:*:*:*:*:* |