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…

published 2016-06-06 10 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2015-5058

cvss: 9.1; version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 3.9%; EPSS 3.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 90%
public exploits: 0; none known

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.

Patch / fix

fixed in 1 distros 2

ibm java_sdk 6.0.16.20, 6.1.8.20, 7.0.9.30, 7.1.3.30

red hat suse

java-1.7.0-ibm network satellite 5.6 1:1.7.0.9.40-1jpp.1.el5
java-1.7.1-ibm network satellite 5.7, network satellite 5.6 1:1.7.1.3.40-1jpp.1.el6_7
spacewalk-java network satellite 5.6 2.0.2-109.el5sat
spacewalk-java network satellite 5.6 2.0.2-109.el6sat
spacewalk-java network satellite 5.7 2.3.8-146.el6sat
spacewalk-java-lib network satellite 5.6 2.0.2-109.el5sat
spacewalk-java-lib network satellite 5.6 2.0.2-109.el6sat
spacewalk-java-lib network satellite 5.7 2.3.8-146.el6sat

red hat advisories RHSA-2016:1430 RHSA-2016:0101 RHSA-2016:0100 RHSA-2016:0099 RHSA-2016:0098

java-1_6_0-ibm SLE Module for Legacy 12 1.6.0_sr16.20-30.1
java-1_7_1-ibm SLES for SAP 12 SP1, SLES for SAP 12, SLES 12 SP1 +3 more 1.7.1_sr3.30-21.1
java-1_7_1-ibm SLES for SAP 11 SP4, SLES 11 SP4, SLE Software Development Kit 11 SP4 1.7.1_sr3.30-9.1
java-1_8_0-ibm SLES for SAP 12 SP1, SLES 12 SP1, SLE Software Development Kit 12 SP1 1.8.0_sr2.10-7.1
java-1_6_0-ibm SLES 11 SP3-LTSS 1.6.0_sr16.20-51.1
java-1_7_0-ibm SLES 11 SP3-LTSS 1.7.0_sr9.30-47.1
java-1_6_0-ibm SLES 11 SP2-LTSS 1.6.0_sr16.20-49.1
java-1_7_0-ibm SLES 11 SP2-LTSS 1.7.0_sr9.30-45.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2016:0770-1 SUSE-SU-2016:0636-1 SUSE-SU-2016:0431-1 SUSE-SU-2016:0433-1 SUSE-SU-2016:0428-1 SUSE-SU-2016:0401-1

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-2015-5041 updated 2026-06-28 cvss 5.8

JDK: J9 JVM allows code to invoke non-public interface methods

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Supplementary (v. 7) java-1.7.1-ibm 1.7.1.3.30-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.8.0-ibm 1.8.0.2.10-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.7.1-ibm-src 1.7.1.3.30-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.8.0-ibm-src 1.8.0.2.10-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.7.1-ibm-demo 1.7.1.3.30-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.7.1-ibm-jdbc 1.7.1.3.30-1jpp.1.el7, +4 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Supplementary (v. 7) java-1.7.1-ibm 1.7.1.3.30-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.8.0-ibm 1.8.0.2.10-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.7.1-ibm-src 1.7.1.3.30-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.8.0-ibm-src 1.8.0.2.10-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.7.1-ibm-demo 1.7.1.3.30-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.8.0-ibm-demo 1.8.0.2.10-1jpp.1.el7
fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2016:0099
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 5) java-1.7.0-ibm 1.7.0.9.30-1jpp.1.el5, java-1.6.0-ibm 1.6.0.16.20-1jpp.1.el5, java-1.7.0-ibm-src 1.7.0.9.30-1jpp.1.el5, java-1.6.0-ibm-src 1.6.0.16.20-1jpp.1.el5, java-1.7.0-ibm-demo 1.7.0.9.30-1jpp.1.el5, java-1.7.0-ibm-jdbc 1.7.0.9.30-1jpp.1.el5, +6 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 6) java-1.7.1-ibm 1.7.1.3.30-1jpp.2.el6_7, java-1.6.0-ibm 1.6.0.16.20-1jpp.1.el6_7, java-1.7.1-ibm-src 1.7.1.3.30-1jpp.2.el6_7, java-1.6.0-ibm-src 1.6.0.16.20-1jpp.1.el6_7, java-1.7.1-ibm-demo 1.7.1.3.30-1jpp.2.el6_7, java-1.7.1-ibm-jdbc 1.7.1.3.30-1jpp.2.el6_7, +5 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Supplementary (v. 6) java-1.7.1-ibm 1.7.1.3.30-1jpp.2.el6_7, java-1.6.0-ibm 1.6.0.16.20-1jpp.1.el6_7, java-1.7.1-ibm-src 1.7.1.3.30-1jpp.2.el6_7, java-1.6.0-ibm-src 1.6.0.16.20-1jpp.1.el6_7, java-1.7.1-ibm-demo 1.7.1.3.30-1jpp.2.el6_7, java-1.6.0-ibm-demo 1.6.0.16.20-1jpp.1.el6_7, +1 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 5) java-1.7.0-ibm 1.7.0.9.30-1jpp.1.el5, java-1.6.0-ibm 1.6.0.16.20-1jpp.1.el5, java-1.7.0-ibm-src 1.7.0.9.30-1jpp.1.el5, java-1.6.0-ibm-src 1.6.0.16.20-1jpp.1.el5, java-1.7.0-ibm-demo 1.7.0.9.30-1jpp.1.el5, java-1.7.0-ibm-jdbc 1.7.0.9.30-1jpp.1.el5, +6 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 6) java-1.7.1-ibm 1.7.1.3.30-1jpp.2.el6_7, java-1.6.0-ibm 1.6.0.16.20-1jpp.1.el6_7, java-1.7.1-ibm-src 1.7.1.3.30-1jpp.2.el6_7, java-1.6.0-ibm-src 1.6.0.16.20-1jpp.1.el6_7, java-1.7.1-ibm-demo 1.7.1.3.30-1jpp.2.el6_7, java-1.7.1-ibm-jdbc 1.7.1.3.30-1jpp.2.el6_7, +5 more
fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2016:0101
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 7) java-1.7.1-ibm 1.7.1.3.30-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.8.0-ibm 1.8.0.2.10-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.7.1-ibm-src 1.7.1.3.30-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.8.0-ibm-src 1.8.0.2.10-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.7.1-ibm-demo 1.7.1.3.30-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.7.1-ibm-jdbc 1.7.1.3.30-1jpp.1.el7, +4 more
fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2016:0099
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary (v. 6) java-1.7.1-ibm 1.7.1.3.30-1jpp.2.el6_7, java-1.6.0-ibm 1.6.0.16.20-1jpp.1.el6_7, java-1.7.1-ibm-src 1.7.1.3.30-1jpp.2.el6_7, java-1.6.0-ibm-src 1.6.0.16.20-1jpp.1.el6_7, java-1.7.1-ibm-demo 1.7.1.3.30-1jpp.2.el6_7, java-1.7.1-ibm-jdbc 1.7.1.3.30-1jpp.2.el6_7, +5 more
fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2016:0101
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary (v. 7) java-1.7.1-ibm 1.7.1.3.30-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.8.0-ibm 1.8.0.2.10-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.7.1-ibm-src 1.7.1.3.30-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.8.0-ibm-src 1.8.0.2.10-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.7.1-ibm-demo 1.7.1.3.30-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.7.1-ibm-jdbc 1.7.1.3.30-1jpp.1.el7, +4 more
fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2016:0099
Red Hat Satellite 5.6 (RHEL v.5) spacewalk-java 2.0.2-109.el5sat, spacewalk-java-lib 2.0.2-109.el5sat, java-1.7.0-ibm 1.7.0.9.40-1jpp.1.el5, spacewalk-taskomatic 2.0.2-109.el5sat, spacewalk-java-config 2.0.2-109.el5sat, spacewalk-java-oracle 2.0.2-109.el5sat, +1 more Red Hat Satellite 5.6 (RHEL v.6) spacewalk-java 2.0.2-109.el6sat, spacewalk-java-lib 2.0.2-109.el6sat, spacewalk-taskomatic 2.0.2-109.el6sat, java-1.7.1-ibm 1.7.1.3.40-1jpp.1.el6_7, spacewalk-java-config 2.0.2-109.el6sat, spacewalk-java-oracle 2.0.2-109.el6sat, +1 more Red Hat Satellite 5.7 (RHEL v.6) spacewalk-java 2.3.8-146.el6sat, spacewalk-java-lib 2.3.8-146.el6sat, spacewalk-taskomatic 2.3.8-146.el6sat, java-1.7.1-ibm 1.7.1.3.40-1jpp.1.el6_7, spacewalk-java-config 2.3.8-146.el6sat, spacewalk-java-oracle 2.3.8-146.el6sat, +1 more
fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2016:1430

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Exploit prediction

3.90% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 90% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.0	9.1	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
NVD	2.0	6.4	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Classification

Weakness

CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

References

lists.opensuse.org /opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00028.html
vendor-advisory, mailing-list, third-party-advisory
www-01.ibm.com /support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IV72872
vendor-advisory
lists.opensuse.org /opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00031.html
vendor-advisory, mailing-list, third-party-advisory
access.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2016:1430
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
lists.opensuse.org /opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00026.html
vendor-advisory, mailing-list, third-party-advisory
lists.opensuse.org /opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00032.html
vendor-advisory, mailing-list, third-party-advisory
www-01.ibm.com /support/docview.wss?uid=swg21974194
vendor-advisory
securityfocus.com /bid/82451
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2015-5041
NVD CVE-2015-5041

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.

Summary