CVE-2011-3556 in the critical feed json
Unspecified vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment component in Oracle Java SE JDK and JRE 7, 6 Update 27 and earlier, 5.0 Update 31…
published 2011-10-19 15 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2011-3519
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 76.4%
- EPSS 76.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 99.5%
- public exploits
- 3
- Metasploit, Exploit-DB
Summary
Unspecified vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment component in Oracle Java SE JDK and JRE 7, 6 Update 27 and earlier, 5.0 Update 31 and earlier, 1.4.2_33 and earlier, and JRockit R28.1.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability, related to RMI, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-3557.
Patch / fix
- oracle java_se 1.4.2_34, 1.5.0_32, 1.6.0_29, 1.7.0_1, 4.2.34, 5.0.32, 6.0.29, 7.0.1
- oracle jdk 1.4.2_34, 1.5.0_32, 1.6.0_29, 1.7.0_1, 4.2.34, 5.0.32, 6.0.29, 7.0.1
- oracle jre 1.4.2_34, 1.5.0_32, 1.6.0_29, 1.7.0_1, 4.2.34, 5.0.32, 6.0.29, 7.0.1
- sun java 1.4.2_34, 1.5.0_32, 1.6.0_29, 1.7.0_1, 4.2.34, 5.0.32, 6.0.29, 7.0.1
- sun java_se 1.4.2_34, 1.5.0_32, 1.6.0_29, 1.7.0_1, 4.2.34, 5.0.32, 6.0.29, 7.0.1
- sun jdk 1.4.2_34, 1.5.0_32, 1.6.0_29, 1.7.0_1, 4.2.34, 5.0.32, 6.0.29, 7.0.1
- sun jre 1.4.2_34, 1.5.0_32, 1.6.0_29, 1.7.0_1, 4.2.34, 5.0.32, 6.0.29, 7.0.1
- oracle openjdk 1.4.2_34, 1.5.0_32, 1.6.0_29, 1.7.0_1, 4.2.34, 5.0.32, 6.0.29, 7.0.1
- sun openjdk 1.4.2_34, 1.5.0_32, 1.6.0_29, 1.7.0_1, 4.2.34, 5.0.32, 6.0.29, 7.0.1
- oracle jrockit R28.1.5
- java-1.6.0-ibm network satellite 5.4 1:1.6.0.14.0-1jpp.1.el5_9
- java-1.6.0-ibm network satellite 5.4 1:1.6.0.14.0-1jpp.1.el6_4
- java-1.6.0-ibm RHEL 4 EXTRAS 1:1.6.0.10.0-1jpp.2.el4
- java-1.6.0-ibm RHEL 5 EXTRAS 1:1.6.0.10.0-1jpp.2.el5
- java-1.6.0-ibm RHEL 6 EXTRAS 1:1.6.0.10.0-1jpp.2.el6
- java-1.6.0-ibm-src RHEL 4 EXTRAS 1:1.6.0.10.0-1jpp.2.el4
- java-1.6.0-ibm-src RHEL 5 EXTRAS 1:1.6.0.10.0-1jpp.2.el5
- java-1.6.0-ibm-src RHEL 6 EXTRAS 1:1.6.0.10.0-1jpp.2.el6
red hat advisories RHSA-2013:1455RHSA-2012:0343RHSA-2012:0034RHSA-2012:0006RHSA-2011:1380RHSA-2011:1478
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2011-3556 updated cvss 6.8
OpenJDK: RMI DGC server remote code execution (RMI, 7077466)
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 java-1.4.2-ibm-sapaffected: no fix available
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Red Hat Desktop version 4 Extras java-1.6.0-sun 1.6.0.29-1jpp.1.el4, java-1.5.0-ibm 1.5.0.13.0-1jpp.1.el4, java-1.6.0-ibm 1.6.0.10.0-1jpp.2.el4, java-1.4.2-ibm 1.4.2.13.11-1jpp.1.el4, java-1.6.0-sun-src 1.6.0.29-1jpp.1.el4, java-1.6.0-sun-demo 1.6.0.29-1jpp.1.el4, +17 morefixed: vendor fix RHSA-2012:0006
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) java-1.6.0-openjdk 1.6.0.0-1.23.1.9.10.el5_7, java-1.6.0-openjdk-src 1.6.0.0-1.23.1.9.10.el5_7, java-1.6.0-openjdk-demo 1.6.0.0-1.23.1.9.10.el5_7, java-1.6.0-openjdk-javadoc 1.6.0.0-1.23.1.9.10.el5_7fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2011:1380
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 Extras java-1.6.0-sun 1.6.0.29-1jpp.1.el4, java-1.5.0-ibm 1.5.0.13.0-1jpp.1.el4, java-1.6.0-ibm 1.6.0.10.0-1jpp.2.el4, java-1.4.2-ibm 1.4.2.13.11-1jpp.1.el4, java-1.6.0-sun-src 1.6.0.29-1jpp.1.el4, java-1.6.0-sun-demo 1.6.0.29-1jpp.1.el4, +17 morefixed: vendor fix RHSA-2012:0006
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) java-1.6.0-openjdk 1.6.0.0-1.23.1.9.10.el5_7, java-1.6.0-openjdk-src 1.6.0.0-1.23.1.9.10.el5_7, java-1.6.0-openjdk-demo 1.6.0.0-1.23.1.9.10.el5_7, java-1.6.0-openjdk-javadoc 1.6.0.0-1.23.1.9.10.el5_7fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2011:1380
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 5) java-1.6.0-sun 1.6.0.29-1jpp.1.el5, java-1.5.0-ibm 1.5.0.13.0-1jpp.1.el5, java-1.6.0-ibm 1.6.0.10.0-1jpp.2.el5, java-1.4.2-ibm 1.4.2.13.11-1jpp.1.el5, java-1.6.0-sun-src 1.6.0.29-1jpp.1.el5, java-1.6.0-sun-demo 1.6.0.29-1jpp.1.el5, +19 morefixed: vendor fix RHSA-2012:0006
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 6) java-1.6.0-sun 1.6.0.29-1jpp.1.el6, java-1.5.0-ibm 1.5.0.13.0-1jpp.1.el6, java-1.6.0-ibm 1.6.0.10.0-1jpp.2.el6, java-1.6.0-sun-src 1.6.0.29-1jpp.1.el6, java-1.6.0-sun-demo 1.6.0.29-1jpp.1.el6, java-1.6.0-sun-jdbc 1.6.0.29-1jpp.1.el6, +11 morefixed: vendor fix RHSA-2011:1478
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 Extras java-1.6.0-sun 1.6.0.29-1jpp.1.el4, java-1.5.0-ibm 1.5.0.13.0-1jpp.1.el4, java-1.6.0-ibm 1.6.0.10.0-1jpp.2.el4, java-1.4.2-ibm 1.4.2.13.11-1jpp.1.el4, java-1.6.0-sun-src 1.6.0.29-1jpp.1.el4, java-1.6.0-sun-demo 1.6.0.29-1jpp.1.el4, +17 morefixed: vendor fix RHSA-2012:0006
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Supplementary (v. 6) java-1.6.0-sun 1.6.0.29-1jpp.1.el6, java-1.5.0-ibm 1.5.0.13.0-1jpp.1.el6, java-1.6.0-ibm 1.6.0.10.0-1jpp.2.el6, java-1.6.0-sun-src 1.6.0.29-1jpp.1.el6, java-1.6.0-sun-demo 1.6.0.29-1jpp.1.el6, java-1.5.0-ibm-src 1.5.0.13.0-1jpp.1.el6, +5 morefixed: vendor fix RHSA-2011:1478
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) java-1.6.0-openjdk 1.6.0.0-1.40.1.9.10.el6_1, java-1.6.0-openjdk-javadoc 1.6.0.0-1.40.1.9.10.el6_1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) java-1.6.0-openjdk 1.6.0.0-1.40.1.9.10.el6_1, java-1.6.0-openjdk-src 1.6.0.0-1.40.1.9.10.el6_1, java-1.6.0-openjdk-demo 1.6.0.0-1.40.1.9.10.el6_1fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2011:1380
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 5) java-1.6.0-sun 1.6.0.29-1jpp.1.el5, java-1.5.0-ibm 1.5.0.13.0-1jpp.1.el5, java-1.6.0-ibm 1.6.0.10.0-1jpp.2.el5, java-1.4.2-ibm 1.4.2.13.11-1jpp.1.el5, java-1.6.0-sun-src 1.6.0.29-1jpp.1.el5, java-1.6.0-sun-demo 1.6.0.29-1jpp.1.el5, +19 morefixed: vendor fix RHSA-2012:0006
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 6) java-1.6.0-sun 1.6.0.29-1jpp.1.el6, java-1.5.0-ibm 1.5.0.13.0-1jpp.1.el6, java-1.6.0-ibm 1.6.0.10.0-1jpp.2.el6, java-1.6.0-sun-src 1.6.0.29-1jpp.1.el6, java-1.6.0-sun-demo 1.6.0.29-1jpp.1.el6, java-1.6.0-sun-jdbc 1.6.0.29-1jpp.1.el6, +11 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary (v. 6) java-1.6.0-sun 1.6.0.29-1jpp.1.el6, java-1.5.0-ibm 1.5.0.13.0-1jpp.1.el6, java-1.6.0-ibm 1.6.0.10.0-1jpp.2.el6, java-1.6.0-sun-src 1.6.0.29-1jpp.1.el6, java-1.6.0-sun-demo 1.6.0.29-1jpp.1.el6, java-1.6.0-sun-jdbc 1.6.0.29-1jpp.1.el6, +11 morefixed: vendor fix RHSA-2011:1478
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 Extras java-1.6.0-sun 1.6.0.29-1jpp.1.el4, java-1.5.0-ibm 1.5.0.13.0-1jpp.1.el4, java-1.6.0-ibm 1.6.0.10.0-1jpp.2.el4, java-1.4.2-ibm 1.4.2.13.11-1jpp.1.el4, java-1.6.0-sun-src 1.6.0.29-1jpp.1.el4, java-1.6.0-sun-demo 1.6.0.29-1jpp.1.el4, +17 morefixed: vendor fix RHSA-2012:0006
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Red Hat Satellite 5.4 (RHEL v.5) java-1.6.0-ibm 1.6.0.14.0-1jpp.1.el5_9 Red Hat Satellite 5.4 (RHEL v.6) java-1.6.0-ibm 1.6.0.14.0-1jpp.1.el6_4fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2013:1455
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Red Hat RHEL 4 AS for SAP java-1.4.2-ibm-sap 1.4.2.13.11.sap-1jpp.1.el4, java-1.4.2-ibm-sap-src 1.4.2.13.11.sap-1jpp.1.el4, java-1.4.2-ibm-sap-demo 1.4.2.13.11.sap-1jpp.1.el4, java-1.4.2-ibm-sap-javacomm 1.4.2.13.11.sap-1jpp.1.el4 Red Hat RHEL 5 Server for SAP java-1.4.2-ibm-sap 1.4.2.13.11.sap-1jpp.1.el5, java-1.4.2-ibm-sap-src 1.4.2.13.11.sap-1jpp.1.el5, java-1.4.2-ibm-sap-demo 1.4.2.13.11.sap-1jpp.1.el5, java-1.4.2-ibm-sap-javacomm 1.4.2.13.11.sap-1jpp.1.el5fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2012:0343
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Timeline
- First public exploit (EDB-17535)
- Published
Exploit prediction
76.41% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.5% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
Exploits and checks
- Metasploit auxiliary/scanner/misc/java_rmi_server Java RMI Server Insecure Endpoint Code Execution Scanner metasploit auxiliary, normal rank, 2011-10-15
- Metasploit exploit/multi/misc/java_rmi_server Java RMI Server Insecure Default Configuration Java Code Execution metasploit exploit, excellent rank, 2011-10-15
- EDB-17535 Java RMI - Server Insecure Default Configuration Java Code Execution (Metasploit) remote, 2011-07-15
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
References
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security.gentoo.org
/glsa/glsa-201406-32.xml
vendor-advisory
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marc.info
/?l=bugtraq&m=134254866602253&w=2
vendor-advisory
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marc.info
/?l=bugtraq&m=133365109612558&w=2
vendor-advisory
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marc.info
/?l=bugtraq&m=132750579901589&w=2
vendor-advisory
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lists.opensuse.org
/opensuse-security-announce/2012-01/msg00049.html
vendor-advisory
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rhn.redhat.com
/errata/RHSA-2013-1455.html
vendor-advisory
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redhat.com
/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1478.html
vendor-advisory
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redhat.com
/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1384.html
vendor-advisory
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marc.info
/?l=bugtraq&m=134254957702612&w=2
vendor-advisory
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redhat.com
/support/errata/RHSA-2012-0006.html
vendor-advisory
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lists.opensuse.org
/opensuse-security-announce/2012-01/msg00051.html
vendor-advisory
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marc.info
/?l=bugtraq&m=133728004526190&w=2
vendor-advisory
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ubuntu.com
/usn/USN-1263-1
vendor-advisory
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oracle.com
/technetwork/topics/security/javacpuoct2011-443431.html
vendor-advisory
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osvdb.org
/76505
vdb-entry
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securityfocus.com
/bid/50231
vdb-entry
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secunia.com
/advisories/48692
third-party-advisory
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secunia.com
/advisories/48308
third-party-advisory
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exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/70837
vdb-entry
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oval.cisecurity.org
/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14316
vdb-entry, signature
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secunia.com
/advisories/49198
third-party-advisory
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securitytracker.com
/id?1026215
vdb-entry
- ibm.com /developerworks/java/jdk/alerts/
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kb.cert.org
/vuls/id/597809
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2011-3556
- NVD CVE-2011-3556
Fencer Intel keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.
CPEs and fixed versions use Anchore's correction of NVD's data: Updated Java versions.