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CVE-2015-2590

Java SE

Oracle / Java SE

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Severity
CVSS 9.8 · Critical
Confidence
Confirmed
Exploit status
Exploited in the wild
EPSS
25.5%
First observed
—
Last observed
—

Decision summary

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What it is

CVE-2015-2590 is an unauthenticated vulnerability affecting Oracle Java SE. Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE 6u95, 7u80, and 8u45, and Java SE Embedded 7u75 and 8u33 allows remote attackers to affect...

Is it exploited?

Yes. KEV Intelligence tracks this CVE as a known exploited vulnerability. Confidence is confirmed.

Who is affected?

Oracle / Java SE.

What should we do?

Prioritize remediation. Validate affected assets and apply vendor fixes on an accelerated timeline.

Overview

Java SE

Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE 6u95, 7u80, and 8u45, and Java SE Embedded 7u75 and 8u33 allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via unknown vectors related to Libraries, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-4732.

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Published
16 Jul 2015
Exploitation Reported
03 Mar 2022
Attack vector
Remote
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None

Tags

java cisa

CVE References

  • CVE Record CVE.org · CVE Record https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-2590
  • RHSA-2015:1243 rhn.redhat.com · Vendor Advisory http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1243.html
  • RHSA-2015:1229 rhn.redhat.com · Vendor Advisory http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1229.html
  • USN-2706-1 ubuntu.com · Vendor Advisory http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2706-1
  • RHSA-2015:1526 rhn.redhat.com · Vendor Advisory http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1526.html
  • RHSA-2015:1485 rhn.redhat.com · Vendor Advisory http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1485.html
  • RHSA-2015:1544 rhn.redhat.com · Vendor Advisory http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1544.html
  • openSUSE-SU-2015:1289 lists.opensuse.org · Vendor Advisory http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00040...
  • RHSA-2015:1228 rhn.redhat.com · Vendor Advisory http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1228.html
  • DSA-3316 debian.org · Vendor Advisory http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3316
  • GLSA-201603-11 security.gentoo.org · Vendor Advisory https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-11
  • RHSA-2015:1486 rhn.redhat.com · Vendor Advisory http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1486.html
  • GLSA-201603-14 security.gentoo.org · Vendor Advisory https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-14
  • USN-2696-1 ubuntu.com · Vendor Advisory http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2696-1
  • DSA-3339 debian.org · Vendor Advisory http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3339
  • RHSA-2015:1242 rhn.redhat.com · Vendor Advisory http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1242.html
  • RHSA-2015:1488 rhn.redhat.com · Vendor Advisory http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1488.html
  • SUSE-SU-2015:1319 lists.opensuse.org · Vendor Advisory http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00046...
  • SUSE-SU-2015:1320 lists.opensuse.org · Vendor Advisory http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00047...
  • openSUSE-SU-2015:1288 lists.opensuse.org · Vendor Advisory http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00039...
  • RHSA-2015:1241 rhn.redhat.com · Vendor Advisory http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1241.html
  • RHSA-2015:1230 rhn.redhat.com · Vendor Advisory http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1230.html
  • RHSA-2015:1604 rhn.redhat.com · Vendor Advisory http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1604.html
  • 75818 securityfocus.com · VDB Entry http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75818
  • 1032910 securitytracker.com · VDB Entry http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032910
  • oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujul2015-23679... oracle.com · CVE Record http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujul2015-2367936....

Exploitation evidence

Why KEV Intelligence marks this CVE as exploited

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Exploited in the wild

CISA

Recorded 03 Mar 2022

Independent exploitation attestation added to the KEV Intelligence record.

Known exploited vulnerability sources

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Source Added
CISA First 2022-03-03 00:00 UTC

Detection

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Observed signals

Request targets
0
User-Agents
0

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Scanner coverage

No scanner integrations recorded yet.

Virtual patch status

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No detection artifacts or sensor request patterns are available for this CVE yet.

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Risk and context

Severity, weaknesses, and research context

CVSS v3.1

9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS

25.5%

All CVSS Scores

CVSS v3.1 9.8 Critical

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 10.0 High

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Timeline

From disclosure to observed exploitation

  1. Added to CISA KEV

    Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

  2. CVE published

    Vulnerability disclosed publicly

  3. CVE ID reserved

    Identifier reserved by the CNA

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GET /api/v2/pro/kevs/CVE-2015-2590

Free JSON includes basic KEV fields 
{
  "cve_id": "CVE-2015-2590",
  "confidence": "Confirmed",
  "cvss_score": 9.8,
  "cvss_estimated": false,
  "epss_score": 0.25469,
  "exploit_status": {
    "exploited_in_the_wild": true,
    "active_exploitation_observed": false
  },
  "sensor_telemetry": { "attempts": 0, "sensors": 0 }
}

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