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Vulnerability · CVE-2016-0494

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 confide

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

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2016-0494. EPSS is 7.21%. 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
Critical10.0
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
7.21%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
Debian:12 icu · Debian:13 icu · Debian:14 icu · 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 confidentiality, integrity, and availability via unknown vectors related to 2D.

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.

  • Debian:12 icu0 → 57.1-4
  • Debian:13 icu0 → 57.1-4
  • Debian:14 icu0 → 57.1-4
  • 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-2016-0494

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-2016-0494. EPSS is 7.21%. 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 7.21%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Technology hubs

Debian securityUbuntu 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 confidentiality, integrity, and availability via unknown vectors related to 2D.

  2. Jun 17, 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 confidentiality, integrity, and availability via unknown vectors related to 2D.

  3. 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 confidentiality, integrity, and availability via unknown vectors related to 2D.

  4. Oct 15, 2026 · OpenSSF OSV / OSV Scanner

    Fix available

    icu fixed in 57.1-4; icu fixed in 57.1-4; icu fixed in 57.1-4

  5. Oct 15, 2026 · OpenSSF OSV / OSV Scanner

    Fix available

    icu fixed in 57.1-4

  6. Oct 15, 2026 · OpenSSF OSV / OSV Scanner

    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 confidentiality, integrity, and availability via unknown vectors related to 2D.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2016-0494

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2016-0494

    30-day exploitation probability 7.2%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2016-0494

    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 confidentiality, integrity, and availability via unknown vectors related to 2D.

    nvd.nist.gov
  • OpenSSF OSV / OSV ScannerPackage advisoryDEBIAN-CVE-2016-0494
    osv.dev

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.