What is the severity of CVE-2015-4872?

CVE-2015-4872 is classified as a high severity vulnerability due to its potential impact on certificate validation.

How do I fix CVE-2015-4872?

To fix CVE-2015-4872, update to the latest version of Oracle JDK or JRE that resolves the vulnerability.

What types of applications are affected by CVE-2015-4872?

CVE-2015-4872 affects Java applications that rely on the Security components of OpenJDK for certificate validation.

What is the impact of CVE-2015-4872?

The impact of CVE-2015-4872 is that it may allow Java applications to incorrectly accept invalid X.509 certificates.

Which versions of Oracle JDK are vulnerable to CVE-2015-4872?

CVE-2015-4872 affects specific versions of Oracle JDK including those in the 1.6.0, 1.7.0, and 1.8.0 series prior to updates that address the issue.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2015-4872

medium

21/10/2015

6/8/2024

CVE-2015-4872

First published: Wed Oct 21 2015(Updated: )

It was discovered that the AlgorithmChecker class in the Security component of OpenJDK failed to properly check if a certificate satisfies all defined constraints in certain cases. This could cause a Java application to accept an X.509 certificate which does not meet requirements of the policy defined in the java.security file.

Credit: secalert_us@oracle.com

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
BEA JRockit	=r28.3.7
Oracle JDK 6	=1.6.0-update101
Oracle JDK 6	=1.7.0-update85
Oracle JDK 6	=1.8.0-update51
Oracle JDK 6	=1.8.0-update60
Oracle Java Runtime Environment (JRE)	=1.6.0-update_101
Oracle Java Runtime Environment (JRE)	=1.7.0-update_85
Oracle Java Runtime Environment (JRE)	=1.8.0-update_51
Oracle Java Runtime Environment (JRE)	=1.8.0-update_60

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http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuoct2015-2367953.html

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-4872?
CVE-2015-4872 is classified as a high severity vulnerability due to its potential impact on certificate validation.
How do I fix CVE-2015-4872?
To fix CVE-2015-4872, update to the latest version of Oracle JDK or JRE that resolves the vulnerability.
What types of applications are affected by CVE-2015-4872?
CVE-2015-4872 affects Java applications that rely on the Security components of OpenJDK for certificate validation.
What is the impact of CVE-2015-4872?
The impact of CVE-2015-4872 is that it may allow Java applications to incorrectly accept invalid X.509 certificates.
Which versions of Oracle JDK are vulnerable to CVE-2015-4872?
CVE-2015-4872 affects specific versions of Oracle JDK including those in the 1.6.0, 1.7.0, and 1.8.0 series prior to updates that address the issue.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-4872?
CVE-2015-4872 is classified as a high severity vulnerability due to its potential impact on certificate validation.
How do I fix CVE-2015-4872?
To fix CVE-2015-4872, update to the latest version of Oracle JDK or JRE that resolves the vulnerability.
What types of applications are affected by CVE-2015-4872?
CVE-2015-4872 affects Java applications that rely on the Security components of OpenJDK for certificate validation.
What is the impact of CVE-2015-4872?
The impact of CVE-2015-4872 is that it may allow Java applications to incorrectly accept invalid X.509 certificates.
Which versions of Oracle JDK are vulnerable to CVE-2015-4872?
CVE-2015-4872 affects specific versions of Oracle JDK including those in the 1.6.0, 1.7.0, and 1.8.0 series prior to updates that address the issue.