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CVE-2017-3272

30
FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-3272 is a critical vulnerability in Oracle Java SE and Java SE Embedded, specifically affecting versions 6u131, 7u121, 8u112, and 8u111 respectively. This easily exploitable flaw allows an unauthenticated attacker to compromise affected Java deployments through network access, requiring user interaction to succeed. With a CVSS v3.0 Base Score of 9.6, successful exploitation can lead to complete takeover of the Java environment, impacting confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no known active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, indicating awareness and potential for future exploitation.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1.6CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.6:update_131:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.7CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.7:update_121:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.8CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.8:update_111:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.8CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.8:update_112:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.6CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.6:update_131:*:*:*:*:*:*

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
3.02%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
86.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0302 is in the 91st 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 (23)

oraclepatch availablevia nvd_reference
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: java-1.7.0-oracle-1:1.7.0.131-1jpp.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-1:1.6.0.141-1jpp.1.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-1:1.8.0.121-1jpp.1.el6_8
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: java-1.7.0-oracle-1:1.7.0.131-1jpp.1.el6_8
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: java-1.6.0-sun-1:1.6.0.141-1jpp.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-1:1.8.0.121-1jpp.1.el7_3
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: java-1.7.0-oracle-1:1.7.0.131-1jpp.1.el7_3
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: java-1.6.0-sun-1:1.6.0.141-1jpp.1.el7_3
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: java-1.7.0-openjdk-1:1.7.0.131-2.6.9.0.el5_11
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 SupplementaryFixed in: java-1.7.0-ibm-1:1.7.0.10.1-1jpp.1.el5_11
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 SupplementaryFixed in: java-1.6.0-ibm-1:1.6.0.16.41-1jpp.1.el5_11
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: java-1.8.0-openjdk-1:1.8.0.121-0.b13.el6_8
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: java-1.7.0-openjdk-1:1.7.0.131-2.6.9.0.el6_8
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 SupplementaryFixed in: java-1.8.0-ibm-1:1.8.0.4.0-1jpp.1.el6_8
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 SupplementaryFixed in: java-1.7.1-ibm-1:1.7.1.4.1-1jpp.1.el6_8
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 SupplementaryFixed in: java-1.6.0-ibm-1:1.6.0.16.41-1jpp.1.el6_8
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: java-1.8.0-openjdk-1:1.8.0.121-0.b13.el7_3
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: java-1.7.0-openjdk-1:1.7.0.131-2.6.9.0.el7_3
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 SupplementaryFixed in: java-1.8.0-ibm-1:1.8.0.4.0-1jpp.1.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 SupplementaryFixed in: java-1.7.1-ibm-1:1.7.1.4.1-1jpp.2.el7
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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-2017-3272Critical

OpenJDK: insufficient protected field access checks in atomic field updaters (Libraries, 8165344)

Jan 17, 2017

References

rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2017-0175.html
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2017-0176.html
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2017-0177.html
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2017-0180.html
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2017-0263.html
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2017-0269.html
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2017-0336.html
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2017-0337.html
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2017-0338.html
access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2017:1216
security.gentoo.org / glsa/201701-65
security.gentoo.org / glsa/201707-01
security.netapp.com / advisory/ntap-20170119-0001
debian.org / security/2017/dsa-3782
oracle.com / technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2017-2881727.html
PatchVendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/95533
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1037637