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CVE-2015-0491

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2015-0491 is an unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE versions 5.0u81, 6u91, 7u76, and 8u40, and Java FX 2.2.76, specifically related to the 2D component. This critical vulnerability, with a CVSS score of 10.0, allows remote attackers to compromise confidentiality, integrity, and availability without authentication via unknown vectors. While there is no known exploit code in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB, and it is not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, it has garnered some community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness of its potential impact.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.5.0:update8:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.6.0:update91:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.7.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.7.0:update76:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.8.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.8.0:update40:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.5.0:update81:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

10.0HIGH

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

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
5.61%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
92.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0561 is in the 86th percentile among its peer group of 51,506 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, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (18)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: java-1.7.1-ibm-1:1.7.1.3.0-1jpp.2.ael7b_1
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: java-1.7.0-oracle-1:1.7.0.79-1jpp.1.el5_11
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: java-1.6.0-sun-1:1.6.0.95-1jpp.3.el5_11
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: java-1.8.0-oracle-1:1.8.0.45-1jpp.2.el6_6
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: java-1.7.0-oracle-1:1.7.0.79-1jpp.1.el6_6
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: java-1.6.0-sun-1:1.6.0.95-1jpp.3.el6_6
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: java-1.8.0-oracle-1:1.8.0.45-1jpp.2.el7_1
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: java-1.7.0-oracle-1:1.7.0.79-1jpp.1.el7_1
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: java-1.6.0-sun-1:1.6.0.95-1jpp.3.el7_1
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 SupplementaryFixed in: java-1.6.0-ibm-1:1.6.0.16.4-1jpp.1.el5
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 SupplementaryFixed in: java-1.7.0-ibm-1:1.7.0.9.0-1jpp.1.el5
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 SupplementaryFixed in: java-1.5.0-ibm-1:1.5.0.16.10-1jpp.1.el5
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Satellite 5.6Fixed in: java-1.6.0-ibm-1:1.6.0.16.4-1jpp.1.el5
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Satellite 5.7Fixed in: java-1.6.0-ibm-1:1.6.0.16.4-1jpp.1.el6_6
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: java-1.6.0-ibm-1:1.6.0.16.4-1jpp.1.el6_6
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: java-1.7.1-ibm-1:1.7.1.3.0-1jpp.2.el6_6
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: java-1.5.0-ibm-1:1.5.0.16.10-1jpp.1.el6_6
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oraclevendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
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Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2015-0491Critical

JDK: unspecified vulnerability fixed in 5.0u85, 6u95, 7u79 and 8u45 (2D)

Apr 14, 2015

References

lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00017.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00018.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2015-05/msg00002.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2015-06/msg00014.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2015-06/msg00015.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2015-06/msg00022.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2015-06/msg00031.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00000.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00001.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00003.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00004.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00006.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00005.html
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2015-0854.html
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2015-0857.html
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2015-0858.html
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2015-1006.html
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2015-1007.html
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2015-1020.html
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2015-1021.html
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2015-1091.html
security.gentoo.org / glsa/201603-11
www-01.ibm.com / support/docview.wss
oracle.com / technetwork/topics/security/cpuapr2015-2365600.html
Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/74094
securitytracker.com / id/1032120