CVE-2015-1914

IBM Java 7 R1 before SR3, 7 before SR9, 6 R1 before SR8 FP4, 6 before SR16 FP4, and 5.0 before SR16 FP10 allows remote attackers to bypass "permission checks" and obtain sensitive information via vectors related to the Java Virtual Machine.

Published: 2015-07-02 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
View at NVD, CVE.org, EUVD

CVE-2015-1914 is rated Moderate Risk (56/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 4.55%, 90th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +4.39% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2015-1914

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 0.16% 4.55% +4.39%
2 2025-11-18 0.25% 0.16% -0.09%
3 2025-03-30 — 0.25% —

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2015-1914

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2015-1914

OS Trackers for CVE-2015-1914

vendor priority summary link
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-1914
suse critical CVE-2015-1914 severity critical: SUSE including 63 source package names (java-1_6_0-ibm, java-1_6_0-ibm-1.6.0_sr16.4-0.3.1, …), 168 product×package rows across 52 product lines (Image SLES12-SP5-Azure-SAP-BYOS, Image SLES12-SP5-Azure-SAP-On-Demand, … (52 product lines)): Fixed 116, Known Not Affected 52. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-1914/

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2015-1914

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ibm java >= 5.0.0.0, < 5.0.16.10 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:java:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm java >= 6.0.0.0, < 6.0.16.4 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:java:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm java >= 6.1.0.0, < 6.1.8.4 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:java:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm java >= 7.0.0.0, < 7.0.9.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:java:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm java >= 7.1.0.0, < 7.1.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:java:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2015-1914

URL Tags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-06/msg00013.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-06/msg00014.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-06/msg00015.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-06/msg00022.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-06/msg00031.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1006.html Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1007.html Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1020.html Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1021.html Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1091.html Third Party Advisory
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IV72245 Vendor Advisory
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IV72246 Vendor Advisory
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21883640 Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74645 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
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