CVE-2016-5582

OpenJDK: incomplete type checks of System.arraycopy arguments (Hotspot, 8160591)

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Severity

Critical

Red Hat Product Security

8.8

CVSS 3.0

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Published · October 18, 2016

Updated · November 2, 2026

Description

It was discovered that the Hotspot component of OpenJDK did not properly check arguments of the System.arraycopy() function in certain cases. An untrusted Java application or applet could use this flaw to corrupt virtual machine's memory and completely bypass 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 · 8.8
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS 2.0 · 6.8
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CWE-843 · Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type