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CVE-2016-5573

No exploitation reported by the sources we read.

Published2016-10-25
WeaknessCWE-264

Am I affected?

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Description

Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE 6u121, 7u111, 8u102; and Java SE Embedded 8u101 allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via vectors related to Hotspot, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-5582.

Timeline

dates in UTC

2016-10-2514:30CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 21:37 UTC

Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days

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Versions per branch

NVD

Java (Oracle JDK)

Branch	Affected	Fixed in	Source
1.6	= 1.6.0	no fix published	NVD
1.7	= 1.7.0	no fix published	NVD
1.8	= 1.8.0	no fix published	NVD

Java (Oracle JDK)

Branch	Affected	Fixed in	Source
1.6	= 1.6.0	no fix published	NVD
1.7	= 1.7.0	no fix published	NVD
1.8	= 1.8.0	no fix published	NVD

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Distribution builds and vendor advisories

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Vendor advisories

RHSA-2017:1216 Red Hat Product Security10 products fixed
Red Hat Security Advisory: java-1.7.1-ibm security update

Full record on NVD

Fix

Vendor fix Red Hat Product Security RHSA-2017:1216 · 10 productsBefore applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. For details on how to apply this update, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

Advisories and patches

www.oracle.comPatch · Vendor Advisory

Detection

Nuclei template: none so far
Exploit-DB: no entry
Proof-of-concept repositories: none listed

Sources

CISA-ADPSSVC decisionnone2024-10-10
OpenCVESSVC decisionnone—
NVDCVSS 3.08.3read 2026-10-23
NVDCVSS 2.06.8read 2026-10-23
NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-264read 2026-10-23
FIRST EPSSEPSS score3.3 %2026-10-23

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published: 2016-10-25
Last Modified: 2026-06-17
NVD status: Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-5573?

Is CVE-2016-5573 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2016-5573 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 3.3% on 2026-10-23, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2016-5573?

CVE-2016-5573 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.3 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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