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CVE-2016-3598

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-3598 is an unspecified vulnerability within Oracle Java SE 8u92 and Java SE Embedded 8u91, specifically impacting the Libraries component. This critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.6) allows remote attackers to compromise confidentiality, integrity, and availability with low attack complexity and no user interaction required, leading to complete compromise. While there is no known active exploitation, public exploit code, or KEV listing, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, indicating potential interest.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1.8.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.8.0:update91:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.8.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.8.0:update92:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.8.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.8.0:update91:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.8.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.8.0:update92:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:oracle:linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

9.6CRITICAL

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
6.0
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
6.69%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
93.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0669 is in the 96th percentile among its peer group of 834 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.8 Bluesky, 0.5 Mastodon, and 1.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (15)

oraclepatch availablevia nvd_reference
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: java-1.8.0-oracle-1:1.8.0.101-1jpp.1.el6_8
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: java-1.8.0-oracle-1:1.8.0.101-1jpp.1.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: java-1.7.0-openjdk-1:1.7.0.111-2.6.7.1.el5_11
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 SupplementaryFixed in: java-1.7.0-ibm-1:1.7.0.9.50-1jpp.1.el5_11
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: java-1.8.0-openjdk-1:1.8.0.101-3.b13.el6_8
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: java-1.7.0-openjdk-1:1.7.0.111-2.6.7.2.el6_8
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 SupplementaryFixed in: java-1.8.0-ibm-1:1.8.0.3.10-1jpp.2.el6_8
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 SupplementaryFixed in: java-1.7.1-ibm-1:1.7.1.3.50-1jpp.1.el6_8
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: java-1.8.0-openjdk-1:1.8.0.101-3.b13.el7_2
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: java-1.7.0-openjdk-1:1.7.0.111-2.6.7.2.el7_2
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 SupplementaryFixed in: java-1.8.0-ibm-1:1.8.0.3.10-1jpp.2.el7_2
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 SupplementaryFixed in: java-1.7.1-ibm-1:1.7.1.3.50-1jpp.1.el7_2
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Satellite 5.6Fixed in: java-1.7.1-ibm-1:1.7.1.4.1-1jpp.1.el6_8
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Satellite 5.7Fixed in: java-1.7.1-ibm-1:1.7.1.4.1-1jpp.1.el6_8
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Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2016-3598Critical

OpenJDK: incorrect handling of MethodHandles.dropArguments() argument (Libraries, 8155985)

Jul 19, 2016

References

lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00011.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00024.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00032.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00033.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00034.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00035.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2016-09/msg00005.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2016-09/msg00006.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-updates/2016-08/msg00028.html
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2016-1504.html
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2016-1587.html
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2016-1588.html
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2016-1589.html
access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2016:1458
access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2016:1475
access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2017:1216
security.gentoo.org / glsa/201610-08
security.gentoo.org / glsa/201701-43
security.netapp.com / advisory/ntap-20160721-0001
oracle.com / technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2016-2881720.html
PatchVendor Advisory
oracle.com / technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html
Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/91787
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securityfocus.com / bid/91918
securitytracker.com / id/1036365
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-3043-1
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-3062-1