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CVE-2016-0264

Affected software2 products, listed below
Severity5.6 Medium CVSS 3.1 2 scores
WeaknessBuffer errors (CWE-119)
Published24 May 2016
Updated17 Jun 2026

Description

Buffer overflow in the Java Virtual Machine (JVM) in IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition 6 before SR16 FP25 (6.0.16.25), 6 R1 before SR8 FP25 (6.1.8.25), 7 before SR9 FP40 (7.0.9.40), 7 R1 before SR3 FP40 (7.1.3.40), and 8 before SR3 (8.0.3.0) allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.

Exploitation status

No public exploit

No exploit has been reported in the sources we check. Published 10 years ago.

  • CISA KEV not listed
  • VulnCheck KEV not listed
  • CISA Vulnrichment no assessment published
  • Indexed PoC none indexed
  • EPSS 3.9% 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 human Researcher
  • Record active
Decided by Manual classification of this CVE in the legacy dataset
Finding A manual classification set this CVE's status to Outside Waratek scope, but the CVE names a tracked product.

CVSS

5.6 MEDIUM v3.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L 2 metrics

We show the highest score from the newest CVSS version. Scores from different versions can't be compared, and the first score listed is sometimes a 0.0 placeholder.

VersionScoreBandVectorAssignerType
CVSS 3.1 5.6 MEDIUM CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L NVD Primary published
CVSS 2.0 6.8 none AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P NVD Primary

Affected software and releases

Products and versions

13 products, 35 version entries
SourceVendorProductSchemeAffected versions
nvd ibm java sdk generic ≥ 6.0.0.0 and < 6.0.16.25 · ≥ 6.1.0.0 and < 6.1.8.25 · ≥ 7.0.0.0 and < 7.0.9.40 · ≥ 7.1.0.0 and < 7.1.3.40 · ≥ 8.0.0.0 and < 8.0.3.0
nvd redhat enterprise linux desktop generic 5.0 · 6.0 · 7.0
nvd redhat enterprise linux hpc node supplementary generic 6.0 · 7.0
nvd redhat enterprise linux server generic 5.0 · 6.0 · 7.0
nvd redhat enterprise linux server eus generic 6.7 · 7.2 · 7.3 · 7.4 · 7.5
nvd redhat enterprise linux workstation generic 5.0 · 6.0 · 7.0
nvd redhat satellite generic 5.6 · 5.7
nvd suse linux enterprise server generic 10:sp4 · 11:sp2 · 11:sp3 · 11:sp4 · 12:sp1
nvd suse linux enterprise software development kit generic 11:sp4 · 12 · 12:sp1
nvd suse manager generic 2.1
nvd suse manager proxy generic 2.1
nvd suse openstack cloud generic 5
nvd suse suse linux enterprise server generic 12

References

URLTags
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0716 ADVISORY, RHSA-2016:0716
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-0264 REPORT, RHSA-2016:0716
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1039 ADVISORY, RHSA-2016:1039
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00039.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00040.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00042.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00058.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00059.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00061.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00067.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published2016-05-24By the CVE Program.
NVD record modified2026-06-17NVD's own last-modified date for this record.