CVE-2015-5041

The J9 JVM in IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition 6 before SR16 FP20, 6 R1 before SR8 FP20, 7 before SR9 FP30, and 7 R1 before SR3 FP30 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information or inject data by invoking non-public interface methods.

Published: 2016-06-06 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2015-5041 is rated Moderate Risk (62.7/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.89%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2015-5041

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 2026-03-03 1.00% 0.89% -0.11%
2 2025-10-19 0.89% 1.00% +0.11%
3 2025-08-24 — 0.89% —

Full EPSS history (11 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2015-5041

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.1 3.0 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 3.9 5.2 [email protected]
6.4 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/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:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 10.0 4.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2015-5041

OS Trackers for CVE-2015-5041

vendor priority summary link
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-5041
suse critical — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-5041/

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2015-5041

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ibm java_sdk >= 6.0.0.0, < 6.0.16.20 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:java_sdk:*:*:*:*:technology:*:*:*
ibm java_sdk >= 6.1.0.0, < 6.1.8.20 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:java_sdk:*:*:*:*:technology:*:*:*
ibm java_sdk >= 7.0.0.0, < 7.0.9.30 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:java_sdk:*:*:*:*:technology:*:*:*
ibm java_sdk >= 7.1.0.0, < 7.1.3.30 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:java_sdk:*:*:*:*:technology:*:*:*
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:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse linux_enterprise_server 12 cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:12:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse linux_enterprise_software_development_kit 12 cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:12:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux_enterprise_server 12 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server:12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm websphere_application_server <= 3.0.9.20 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat satellite 5.6 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:satellite:5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat satellite 5.7 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:satellite:5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2015-5041

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