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Vulnerability · CVE-2016-0402

Unspecified vulnerability in the Java SE and Java SE Embedded components in Oracle Java SE 6u105, 7u91, and 8u66 and Java SE Embedded 8u65 allows remote attackers to a…

Published Jan 21, 2016 · catalog updated Oct 15, 2026 · ubuntu linux

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2016-0402. EPSS is 4.64%. Act only if a listed version of ubuntu linux is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
Medium5.0
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
4.64%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
cpe canonical/ubuntu linux · cpe oracle/jdk · cpe oracle/jre

Unspecified vulnerability in the Java SE and Java SE Embedded components in Oracle Java SE 6u105, 7u91, and 8u66 and Java SE Embedded 8u65 allows remote attackers to affect integrity via unknown vectors related to Networking.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • cpe canonical/ubuntu linux12.04
  • cpe canonical/ubuntu linux14.04
  • cpe canonical/ubuntu linux15.04
  • cpe canonical/ubuntu linux15.10
  • cpe oracle/jdk1.6.0
  • cpe oracle/jdk1.7.0
  • cpe oracle/jdk1.8.0
  • cpe oracle/jre1.6.0

How to fix CVE-2016-0402

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2016-0402. EPSS is 4.64%. Act only if a listed version of ubuntu linux is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with canonical/ubuntu linux 12.04; canonical/ubuntu linux 14.04; canonical/ubuntu linux 15.04; canonical/ubuntu linux 15.10. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 4.64%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Technology hubs

Ubuntu security

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Jan 21, 2016 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    Unspecified vulnerability in the Java SE and Java SE Embedded components in Oracle Java SE 6u105, 7u91, and 8u66 and Java SE Embedded 8u65 allows remote attackers to affect integrity via unknown vectors related to Networking.

  2. Oct 15, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    Unspecified vulnerability in the Java SE and Java SE Embedded components in Oracle Java SE 6u105, 7u91, and 8u66 and Java SE Embedded 8u65 allows remote attackers to affect integrity via unknown vectors related to Networking.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2016-0402

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2016-0402

    30-day exploitation probability 4.6%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2016-0402

    Unspecified vulnerability in the Java SE and Java SE Embedded components in Oracle Java SE 6u105, 7u91, and 8u66 and Java SE Embedded 8u65 allows remote attackers to affect integrity via unknown vectors related to Networking.

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 16, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.