PT-2015-5505 · Ibm · Ibm Java 8+1

Karthikeyan Bhargavan · Published 2015-06-03 · Updated 2026-05-27 · CVE-2015-1916

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions IBM Java 8 versions before SR1

Description The issue allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via unknown vectors related to SSL/TLS and the Secure Socket Extension provider. Additionally, a vulnerability in IBM SSL/TLS implementations could allow a remote attacker to downgrade the security of certain SSL/TLS connections, facilitating brute-force decryption of TLS/SSL traffic between vulnerable clients and servers using man-in-the-middle techniques. This is also known as the FREAK attack.

Recommendations For IBM Java 8 versions before SR1, update to a version that includes the SR1 fix to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the use of RSA temporary keys in non-export RSA key exchange ciphersuites to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

DoS

Resource Exhaustion

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-400

Related Identifiers

CVE-2015-1916

Affected Products

Ibm Aix

Ibm Java 8

References · 6

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-1916 · Security Note
• http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IV72245 · Vendor Advisory
• http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21883640 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cveNotify/164889 · Telegram Post
• https://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/java_april2015_advisory.asc · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1032779 · Note