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CVE-2015-1916 (GCVE-0-2015-1916)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2015-07-02 21:16 – Updated: 2026-05-27 16:32
VLAI
Summary
Unspecified vulnerability in IBM Java 8 before SR1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via unknown vectors related to SSL/TLS and the Secure Socket Extension provider.
Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-05-27 16:32 UTC
CWE
  • n/a
  • CWE-400 - Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
Assigner
References
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Date Public
2015-05-05 00:00
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