It was discovered that the Security component in OpenJDK failed to check the digest algorithm strength when generating DSA signatures. The use of a digest weaker than the key strength could lead to the generation of signatures that were weaker than expected.
Find out more about CVE-2016-0695 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
| Base Score | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| Access Vector | Network |
| Access Complexity | High |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | Partial |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | None |
Find out more about Red Hat support for the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (java-1.6.0-openjdk) | RHSA-2016:0723 | 2016-05-09 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (java-1.6.0-openjdk) | RHSA-2016:0723 | 2016-05-09 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (java-1.7.0-openjdk) | RHSA-2016:0676 | 2016-04-21 |
| Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (java-1.8.0-oracle) | RHSA-2016:0677 | 2016-04-21 |
| Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (java-1.7.0-oracle) | RHSA-2016:0678 | 2016-04-21 |
| Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (java-1.6.0-sun) | RHSA-2016:0679 | 2016-04-21 |
| Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (java-1.7.0-oracle) | RHSA-2016:0678 | 2016-04-21 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (java-1.8.0-openjdk) | RHSA-2016:0650 | 2016-04-20 |
| Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (java-1.8.0-oracle) | RHSA-2016:0677 | 2016-04-21 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (java-1.7.0-openjdk) | RHSA-2016:0675 | 2016-04-21 |
| Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (java-1.6.0-sun) | RHSA-2016:0679 | 2016-04-21 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (java-1.8.0-openjdk) | RHSA-2016:0651 | 2016-04-20 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (java-1.7.0-openjdk) | RHSA-2016:0676 | 2016-04-21 |
| Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (java-1.6.0-sun) | RHSA-2016:0679 | 2016-04-21 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (java-1.6.0-openjdk) | RHSA-2016:0723 | 2016-05-09 |
| Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (java-1.7.0-oracle) | RHSA-2016:0678 | 2016-04-21 |
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