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CVE-2015-5006

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2015-5006 describes a vulnerability in IBM Java Security Components affecting multiple versions of IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition. A physically proximate attacker can exploit this flaw to read the Kerberos Credential Cache, potentially exposing sensitive information. This vulnerability has a low severity CVSS score of 2.1, indicating a local attack vector with low complexity and a partial confidentiality impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 5.0.0.0, <= 5.0.16.13CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:java_2_sdk:*:*:*:*:technology:*:*:*
>= 6.0.0.0, < 6.0.16.15CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:java_sdk:*:*:*:*:technology:*:*:*
>= 6.1.0.0., < 6.1.8.15CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:java_sdk:*:*:*:*:technology:*:*:*
>= 7.0.0.0, < 7.0.9.20CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:java_sdk:*:*:*:*:technology:*:*:*
>= 7.1.0.0, < 7.1.3.20CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:java_sdk:*:*:*:*:technology:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

2.1LOW

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.48%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
38.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0048 is in the 73rd percentile among its peer group of 2,096 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.6 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (13)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 SupplementaryFixed in: java-1.7.0-ibm-1:1.7.0.9.20-1jpp.1.el5
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 SupplementaryFixed in: java-1.6.0-ibm-1:1.6.0.16.15-1jpp.1.el5
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 SupplementaryFixed in: java-1.7.1-ibm-1:1.7.1.3.20-1jpp.1.el6_7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 SupplementaryFixed in: java-1.6.0-ibm-1:1.6.0.16.15-1jpp.1.el6_7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 SupplementaryFixed in: java-1.7.1-ibm-1:1.7.1.3.20-1jpp.1.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 SupplementaryFixed in: java-1.8.0-ibm-1:1.8.0.2.0-1jpp.1.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Satellite 5.6Fixed in: java-1.7.0-ibm-1:1.7.0.9.40-1jpp.1.el5
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Satellite 5.6Fixed in: java-1.7.1-ibm-1:1.7.1.3.40-1jpp.1.el6_7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Satellite 5.6Fixed in: spacewalk-java-0:2.0.2-109.el6sat
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Satellite 5.7Fixed in: java-1.7.1-ibm-1:1.7.1.3.40-1jpp.1.el6_7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Satellite 5.7Fixed in: spacewalk-java-0:2.3.8-146.el6sat
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redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: java-1.5.0-ibm
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: java-1.5.0-ibm

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2015-5006Moderate

JDK: local disclosure of kerberos credentials cache

Nov 13, 2015

References

lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00000.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00001.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00003.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00004.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00006.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00014.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00005.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2015-2506.html
Third Party Advisory
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2015-2507.html
Third Party Advisory
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2015-2508.html
Third Party Advisory
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2015-2509.html
Third Party Advisory
access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2016:1430
Third Party Advisory
www-01.ibm.com / support/docview.wss
Vendor Advisory
www-01.ibm.com / support/docview.wss
Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/77645
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1034214
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry