CVE-2016-5554

OpenJDK: insufficient classloader consistency checks in ClassLoaderWithRepository (JMX, 8157739)

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

4.3

CVSS 3.0

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Published · October 18, 2016

Updated · June 28, 2026

Description

A flaw was found in the way the JMX component of OpenJDK handled classloaders. An untrusted Java application or applet could use this flaw to bypass certain Java sandbox restrictions.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.0 · 4.3
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

CVSS 2.0 · 4.3
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

CWE not specified