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CVE-2015-0421

Affected software3 products, listed below
Severity6.9 Medium CVSS 2.0
Published21 Jan 2015
Updated17 Jun 2026

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE 8u25 allows local users to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via unknown vectors related to the installation process.

Exploitation status

No public exploit

No exploit has been reported in the sources we check. Published 11 years ago.

  • CISA KEV not listed
  • VulnCheck KEV not listed
  • CISA Vulnrichment no assessment published
  • Indexed PoC none indexed
  • EPSS 0.39% chance in 30 days

Waratek protection

Outside Waratek scope

A Java vulnerability, but not one Waratek protects. It affects only Java on a user's desktop (applets, Web Start, JavaFX, the installer), sits in a product the Waratek agent can't be installed into, or is in a package we don't expect in business applications. The decision below says which.

  • Protection none
  • Action not pursued none
  • Review automated Upstream data
  • Record active
Decided by Oracle's own risk-matrix note saying the CVE is reached only through untrusted code in the Java sandbox (applets, Web Start) or only through a client installation of Java, so a server running its own trusted code is not exposed
Finding The Oracle Critical Patch Update January 2015 advisory says this vulnerability applies only to client installations of Java: "Applies to installation process on client deployment of Java." The vulnerable code runs on a user's machine, not in a server JVM the agent is attached to.

Affected software and releases

Oracle advisories

AdvisoryTypeQuarterProducts Oracle names in its risk matrix
Oracle Critical Patch Update January 2015 ↗ CPU 2015-Q1 Oracle Java SE / Java SE (Java SE 8u25)
Oracle's note: Applies to installation process on client deployment of Java.

Oracle components and versions

FamilyComponentVersions, as Oracle lists themRead as
Oracle Java SE Java SE Java SE 8u25 8.0.25.0

Products and versions

3 products, 3 version entries
SourceVendorProductSchemeAffected versions
nvd novell suse linux enterprise desktop generic 11.0:sp3
nvd oracle jdk javase 1.8.0:update25
nvd oracle jre javase 1.8.0:update25

References

URLTags
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:0080 ADVISORY, RHSA-2015:0080
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-0421 REPORT, RHSA-2015:0080
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-02/msg00024.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0080.html
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2015-1972971.html Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72150
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031580
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100146
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201507-14

Timeline

Published2015-01-21By the CVE Program.
NVD record modified2026-06-17NVD's own last-modified date for this record.