CVE-2015-5041: IBM Java SDK

Critical severity, CVSS 9.1. EPSS: 3.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The J9 JVM in IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition 6 before SR16 FP20, 6 R1 before SR8 FP20, 7 before SR9 FP30, and 7 R1 before SR3 FP30 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information or inject data by invoking non-public interface methods.

Affected products

  • IBM Java SDK: from 6.0.0.0, before 6.0.16.20 (fixed in 6.0.16.20); from 6.1.0.0, before 6.1.8.20 (fixed in 6.1.8.20); from 7.0.0.0, before 7.0.9.30 (fixed in 7.0.9.30); from 7.1.0.0, before 7.1.3.30 (fixed in 7.1.3.30)
  • IBM WebSphere Application Server: up to and including 3.0.9.20
  • Red Hat Satellite: version 5.6 only; version 5.7 only
  • Suse Linux Enterprise Server: version 11 only; version 12 only
  • Suse Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit: version 11 only; version 12 only
  • Suse Suse Linux Enterprise Server: version 12 only

Published 2016-06-06. Last modified 2026-06-17.