CVE-2015-2590

Oracle Java SE: and Java SE Embedded Remote Code Execution

As of , CVE-2015-2590 in Oracle Java SE is on CISA's list of exploited vulnerabilities: CISA listed it on . Our patch-first group: Patch soon.

Exploited
Yes: CISA listed it on 3 March 2022
US federal deadline
24 March 202221 days after CISA listed it. US federal civilian agencies must fix it by then.
Used in ransomware campaigns
Not known to CISA
EPSS score
0.25Higher than 97% of the CVEs EPSS scores. EPSS estimates the chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS when listed
0.04 on 3 March 2022EPSS on the day CISA listed it.
Public exploit
None foundNeither Metasploit nor Exploit-DB lists one.
Fix
No vendor link in CISA's entry

What CISA says to do

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

CISA's required action

What the flaw is

An unspecified vulnerability exists within Oracle Java Runtime Environment that allows an attacker to perform remote code execution.

CISA's description

Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE 6u95, 7u80, and 8u45, and Java SE Embedded 7u75 and 8u33 allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via unknown vectors related to Libraries, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-4732.

The CVE record's description, from oracle

CVE published
16 July 2015
Assigned by
oracle
CVSS
9.8 Critical (CVSS 3.1, from CISA-ADP)
CISA SSVC, exploitation
active
CISA SSVC, automatable
yes
CISA SSVC, technical impact
total

Timeline

  1. The CVE record was published.
  2. CISA added it to its list of exploited vulnerabilities.
  3. The US federal deadline to fix it.

Java SE: other exploited entries

VulnerabilityProductOur groupListedDeadlineEPSS
CVE-2012-5076Sandbox BypassOracle Java SEPatch this weekMetasploit module; EPSS 0.91; verified Exploit-DB entry0.91
CVE-2013-2465UnspecifiedOracle Java SEPatch this weekRansomware use; Metasploit module; EPSS 0.99; verified Exploit-DB entry0.99
CVE-2012-0507Runtime Environment (JRE) Arbitrary Code ExecutionOracle Java SEPatch this weekRansomware use; Metasploit module; EPSS 0.98; verified Exploit-DB entry0.98
CVE-2012-1723Runtime Environment (JRE) Arbitrary Code ExecutionOracle Java SEPatch this weekRansomware use; Metasploit module; EPSS 0.94; verified Exploit-DB entry0.94
CVE-2012-4681Runtime Environment (JRE) Arbitrary Code ExecutionOracle Java SEPatch this weekRansomware use; Metasploit module; EPSS 0.99; verified Exploit-DB entry0.99
CVE-2015-4902Integrity CheckOracle Java SEPatch soon0.14

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