CVE-2016-0695

Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE 6u113, 7u99, and 8u77; Java SE Embedded 8u77; and JRockit R28.3.9 allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality via vectors related to Security.

Published: 2016-04-21 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2016-0695 is rated Moderate Risk (54.6/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.40%). Mandatory action: 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-2016-0695

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 2.93% 3.40% +0.47%
2 2026-05-15 2.41% 2.93% +0.52%
3 2026-05-13 2.41%

Full EPSS history (20 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2016-0695

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.9 3.0 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/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: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:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
2.2 3.6 [email protected]
2.6 2.0 LOW
AV:N/AC:H/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: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:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
4.9 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2016-0695

OS Trackers for CVE-2016-0695

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2016-0695 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (openjdk-8), 1 status rows across 1 suites (sid): resolved 1. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-0695
gentoo normal CVE-2016-0695: 1 GLSA(s) (201606-18), 1 atom(s) (dev-java/icedtea-bin); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2016-0695
redhat low https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-0695
suse high CVE-2016-0695 severity important: SUSE including 118 source package names (java-1.6.0-openjdk-1.6.0.39-1.13.11.0.el7_2, java-1.6.0-openjdk-demo-1.6.0.39-1.13.11.0.el7_2, …), 205 product×package rows across 36 product lines (SUSE CaaS Platform 4.0, SUSE Enterprise Storage 6, … (36 product lines)): Fixed 172, Known Not Affected 33. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-0695/
ubuntu medium CVE-2016-0695 medium priority: Ubuntu including 3 source packages (openjdk-6, openjdk-7, openjdk-8), 15 status rows across 5 suites (precise, trusty, upstream, wily, xenial): released 8, DNE 4, needs-triage 3. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-0695

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2016-0695

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
oracle jdk 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.6.0:update113:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jdk 1.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.7.0:update99:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jdk 1.8.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.8.0:update77:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jre 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.6.0:update113:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jre 1.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.7.0:update99:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jre 1.8.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.8.0:update77:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jrockit r28.3.9 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jrockit:r28.3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat icedtea7 <= 2.6.6 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:icedtea7:*:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle linux 5.0 cpe:2.3:o:oracle:linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle linux 6 cpe:2.3:o:oracle:linux:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle linux 7 cpe:2.3:o:oracle:linux: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 6.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_hpc_node:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_hpc_node 7.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_hpc_node:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_hpc_node_eus 7.2 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_hpc_node_eus:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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_aus 7.2 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_server_eus 6.7.z cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:6.7.z:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_server_eus 7.2 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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-2016-0695

URL Tags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00006.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00009.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00012.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00021.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00022.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00026.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00027.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0650.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0651.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0675.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0676.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0677.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0678.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0679.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0723.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3558
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2016v3-2985753.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/86438
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035596
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2963-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2964-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2972-1
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10159
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-18 Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20160420-0001/
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