SB2015101901 - Security bypass Oracle Java SE
Published: October 19, 2015 Updated: February 2, 2017
Security Bulletin ID
SB2015101901
Severity
Critical
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Security bypass (CVE-ID: CVE-2015-4902)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions on the target system.The weakness exists due to unknown error related to the Java SE Deployment component. A remote attacker can bypass the click-to-play protection in Java.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in security bypass on the vulnerable system.
Note: the vulnerability was being actively exploited.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.