Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE 5.0u81, 6u91, 7u76, and 8u40, and Java FX 2.2.76, allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via unknown vectors related to 2D, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-0459.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2015-0491 is rated High Risk (70.3/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 6.28%, 93th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.
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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 | 8.40% | 6.28% | -2.11% |
| 2 | 2026-05-13 | 7.85% | 8.40% | +0.54% |
| 3 | 2025-12-28 | — | 7.85% | — |
Full EPSS history (20 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10.0 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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10.0 | 10.0 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
debian
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unimportant | CVE-2015-0491 unimportant priority: Debian including 1 source packages (openjdk-8), 1 status rows across 1 suites (sid): resolved 1. | https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-0491 |
gentoo
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normal | CVE-2015-0491: 1 GLSA(s) (201603-11), 2 atom(s) (dev-java/oracle-jdk-bin, dev-java/oracle-jre-bin); latest impact normal. | https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2015-0491 |
redhat
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critical | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-0491 |
suse
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critical | — | https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-0491/ |
ubuntu
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medium | CVE-2015-0491 medium priority: Ubuntu including 3 source packages (openjdk-6, openjdk-7, openjdk-8), 15 status rows across 5 suites (lucid, precise, trusty, upstream, utopic): not-affected 9, DNE 6. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-0491 |
: Per Oracle: Applies to client deployment of Java only. This vulnerability can be exploited only through sandboxed Java Web Start applications and sandboxed Java applets. (http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuapr2015-2365600.html)
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| oracle | jdk | 1.5.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.5.0:update8:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | jdk | 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.6.0:update91:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | jdk | 1.7.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.7.0:update76:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | jdk | 1.8.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.8.0:update40:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | jre | 1.5.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.5.0:update81:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | jre | 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.6.0:update91:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | jre | 1.7.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.7.0:update76:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | jre | 1.8.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.8.0:update40:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | javafx | 2.2.76 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:javafx:2.2.76:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| suse | suse_linux_enterprise_desktop | 11.0 | cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_desktop:11.0:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| opensuse | opensuse | 13.2 | cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |