IBM Java Security Components in IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition 8 before SR2, 7 R1 before SR3 FP20, 7 before SR9 FP20, 6 R1 before SR8 FP15, and 6 before SR16 FP15 allow physically proximate attackers to obtain sensitive information by reading the Kerberos Credential Cache.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2015-5006 is rated Low Risk (22/100): CVSS Low severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.48%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.
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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 | 0.06% | 0.48% | +0.42% |
| 2 | 2023-03-07 | 1.55% | 0.06% | -1.48% |
| 3 | 2022-02-04 | — | 1.55% | — |
Full EPSS history (3 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.1 | 2.0 | LOW |
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3.9 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
redhat
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medium | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-5006 |
suse
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medium | CVE-2015-5006 severity moderate: SUSE including 95 source package names (java-1_6_0-ibm-1.6.0_sr16.15-27.1, java-1_6_0-ibm-1.6.0_sr16.15-46.1, …), 199 product×package rows across 52 product lines (Image SLES12-SP5-Azure-SAP-BYOS, Image SLES12-SP5-Azure-SAP-On-Demand, … (52 product lines)): Fixed 170, Known Not Affected 29. | https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-5006/ |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| ibm | java_2_sdk | >= 5.0.0.0, <= 5.0.16.13 | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:java_2_sdk:*:*:*:*:technology:*:*:* |
| ibm | java_sdk | >= 6.0.0.0, < 6.0.16.15 | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:java_sdk:*:*:*:*:technology:*:*:* |
| ibm | java_sdk | >= 6.1.0.0., < 6.1.8.15 | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:java_sdk:*:*:*:*:technology:*:*:* |
| ibm | java_sdk | >= 7.0.0.0, < 7.0.9.20 | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:java_sdk:*:*:*:*:technology:*:*:* |
| ibm | java_sdk | >= 7.1.0.0, < 7.1.3.20 | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:java_sdk:*:*:*:*:technology:*:*:* |
| ibm | java_sdk | >= 8.0.0.0, < 8.0.2.0 | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:java_sdk:*:*:*:*:technology:*:*:* |
| redhat | satellite | 5.6 | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:satellite:5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| redhat | satellite | 5.7 | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:satellite:5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_desktop | 5.0 | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_desktop | 6.0 | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_desktop | 7.0 | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_server | 5.0 | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_server | 6.0 | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_server | 7.0 | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_server_eus | 6.7 | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_server_eus | 7.2 | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_server_eus | 7.3 | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_server_eus | 7.4 | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_server_eus | 7.5 | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_workstation | 5.0 | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_workstation | 6.0 | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_workstation | 7.0 | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| suse | linux_enterprise_server | 11 | cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:11:sp2:*:*:ltss:*:*:* |
| suse | linux_enterprise_server | 11 | cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:11:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| suse | linux_enterprise_server | 11 | cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:11:sp3:*:*:*:vmware:*:* |
| suse | linux_enterprise_server | 11 | cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:11:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| suse | linux_enterprise_server | 12 | cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| suse | linux_enterprise_software_development_kit | 11 | cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:11:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| suse | linux_enterprise_software_development_kit | 11 | cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:11:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| suse | linux_enterprise_software_development_kit | 12 | cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |