CVE-2016-0376

The com.ibm.rmi.io.SunSerializableFactory class in IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition 6 before SR16 FP25 (6.0.16.25), 6 R1 before SR8 FP25 (6.1.8.25), 7 before SR9 FP40 (7.0.9.40), 7 R1 before SR3 FP40 (7.1.3.40), and 8 before SR3 (8.0.3.0) does not properly deserialize classes in an AccessController doPrivileged block, which allows remote attackers to bypass a sandbox protection mechanism and execute arbitrary code as demonstrated by the readValue method of the com.ibm.rmi.io.ValueHandlerPool.ValueHandlerSingleton class, which implements the javax.rmi.CORBA.ValueHandler interface. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2013-5456.

Published: 2016-06-03 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2016-0376 is rated Moderate Risk (64.1/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.91%). EPSS rose +1.37% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-0376

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 2026-05-15 1.55% 2.91% +1.37%
2 2026-05-01 1.93% 1.55% -0.38%
3 2025-08-23 — 1.93% —

Full EPSS history (12 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2016-0376

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
8.1 3.0 HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H 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:H)
Even with access, the exploit needs extra luck, timing, or a fussy environment to actually work.
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:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 2.2 5.9 [email protected]
5.1 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:H)
Exploitation requires uncommon or highly specific conditions.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 4.9 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2016-0376

OS Trackers for CVE-2016-0376

vendor priority summary link
redhat critical — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-0376
suse medium — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-0376/

NVD evaluator notes for CVE-2016-0376

Comment: <a href="http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/502.html" rel="nofollow">CWE-502: Deserialization of Untrusted Data</a>

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2016-0376

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
novell suse_linux_enterprise_software_development_kit 11.0 cpe:2.3:a:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:11.0:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*
novell suse_linux_enterprise_software_development_kit 12.0 cpe:2.3:a:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
novell suse_linux_enterprise_software_development_kit 12.0 cpe:2.3:a:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:12.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
novell suse_linux_enterprise_module_for_legacy_software 12 cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_module_for_legacy_software:12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
novell suse_linux_enterprise_server 11.0 cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_server:11.0:sp2:*:*:ltss:*:*:*
novell suse_linux_enterprise_server 11.0 cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_server:11.0:sp3:*:*:ltss:*:*:*
novell suse_linux_enterprise_server 11.0 cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_server:11.0:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*
novell suse_linux_enterprise_server 12.0 cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_server:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
novell suse_linux_enterprise_server 12.0 cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_server:12.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
novell suse_manager 2.1 cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_manager:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
novell suse_manager_proxy 2.1 cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_manager_proxy:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
novell suse_openstack_cloud 5 cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_openstack_cloud:5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm java_sdk >= 6.0.0.0, < 6.0.16.25 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:java_sdk:*:*:*:*:technology:*:*:*
ibm java_sdk >= 6.1.0.0, < 6.1.8.25 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:java_sdk:*:*:*:*:technology:*:*:*
ibm java_sdk >= 7.0.0.0, < 7.0.9.40 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:java_sdk:*:*:*:*:technology:*:*:*
ibm java_sdk >= 7.1.0.0, < 7.1.3.40 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:java_sdk:*:*:*:*:technology:*:*:*
ibm java_sdk >= 8.0.0.0, < 8.0.3.0 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_hpc_node_supplementary 6.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_hpc_node_supplementary:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_hpc_node_supplementary 7.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_hpc_node_supplementary:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2016-0376

URL Tags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00039.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00040.html Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00042.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00058.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00059.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00061.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00067.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00002.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0701.html Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0702.html Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0708.html Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0716.html Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1039.html Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Apr/43 Mailing List Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IX90171 Vendor Advisory
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21980826 Vendor Advisory
http://www.security-explorations.com/materials/SE-2012-01-IBM-5.pdf Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538066/100/100/threaded Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/89192 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035953 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1430 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1216 Third Party Advisory
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