JDK: Java CMS keystore provider potentially allows brute-force private key recovery
Published Dec 2, 2014
6.4
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.15%
Description
IBM Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 7 R1 before SR1 FP1 (7.1.1.1), 7 before SR7 FP1 (7.0.7.1), 6 R1 before SR8 FP1 (6.1.8.1), 6 before SR16 FP1 (6.0.16.1), and before 5.0 SR16 FP7 (5.0.16.7) allows attackers to obtain the private key from a Certificate Management System (CMS) keystore via a brute force attack.
Affected products
No data.
- 5.0.0.0
- 5.0.11.0
- 5.0.11.1
- 5.0.11.2
- 5.0.12.0
- 5.0.12.1
- 5.0.12.2
- 5.0.12.3
- 5.0.12.4
- 5.0.12.5
- 5.0.13.0
- 5.0.14.0
- 5.0.15.0
- 5.0.16.0
- 5.0.16.1
- 5.0.16.2
- 5.0.16.3
- 6.0.0.0
- 6.0.1.0
- 6.0.2.0
- 6.0.3.0
- 6.0.4.0
- 6.0.5.0
- 6.0.6.0
- 6.0.7.0
- 6.0.8.0
- 6.0.8.1
- 6.0.9.0
- 6.0.9.1
- 6.0.9.2
- 6.0.10.0
- 6.0.10.1
- 6.0.11.0
- 6.0.12.0
- 6.0.13.0
- 6.0.13.1
- 6.0.13.2
- 6.0.14.0
- 7.0.0.0
- 7.0.1.0
- 7.0.2.0
- 7.0.3.0
- 7.0.4.0
- 7.0.4.1
- 7.0.4.2
- 7.0.5.0
No data.
Red Hat Satellite 5.6
java-1.6.0-ibm-1:1.6.0.16.3-1jpp.1.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2015:0264
Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
java-1.5.0-ibm-1:1.5.0.16.7-1jpp.1.el5_10
Fixed · RHSA-2014:1036
Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
java-1.6.0-ibm-1:1.6.0.16.1-1jpp.1.el5_10
Fixed · RHSA-2014:1033
Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
java-1.7.0-ibm-1:1.7.0.7.1-1jpp.1.el5_10
Fixed · RHSA-2014:1041
Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
java-1.5.0-ibm-1:1.5.0.16.7-1jpp.1.el6_5
Fixed · RHSA-2014:1036
Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
java-1.6.0-ibm-1:1.6.0.16.1-1jpp.1.el6_5
Fixed · RHSA-2014:1033
Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
java-1.7.0-ibm-1:1.7.0.7.1-1jpp.1.el6_5
Fixed · RHSA-2014:1041
Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
java-1.7.1-ibm-1:1.7.1.1.1-1jpp.1.el7_0
Fixed · RHSA-2014:1042
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Satellite 5.6 | java-1.6.0-ibm-1:1.6.0.16.3-1jpp.1.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2015:0264 |
| Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | java-1.5.0-ibm-1:1.5.0.16.7-1jpp.1.el5_10 | Fixed | RHSA-2014:1036 |
| Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | java-1.6.0-ibm-1:1.6.0.16.1-1jpp.1.el5_10 | Fixed | RHSA-2014:1033 |
| Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | java-1.7.0-ibm-1:1.7.0.7.1-1jpp.1.el5_10 | Fixed | RHSA-2014:1041 |
| Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | java-1.5.0-ibm-1:1.5.0.16.7-1jpp.1.el6_5 | Fixed | RHSA-2014:1036 |
| Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | java-1.6.0-ibm-1:1.6.0.16.1-1jpp.1.el6_5 | Fixed | RHSA-2014:1033 |
| Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | java-1.7.0-ibm-1:1.7.0.7.1-1jpp.1.el6_5 | Fixed | RHSA-2014:1041 |
| Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | java-1.7.1-ibm-1:1.7.1.1.1-1jpp.1.el7_0 | Fixed | RHSA-2014:1042 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.15% (0.01153) | 65.80th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.15% (0.01153) | 62.71th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.32% (0.00317) | 52.53th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.26% (0.00258) | 66.02th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.25% (0.00253) | 64.22th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.25% (0.00253) | 61.33th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 55.18th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 17, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 53.57th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 51.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 29.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (12)
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0264.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IV66876 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARVendor Advisory
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IV66894 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARVendor Advisory
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21680334
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21691089 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/java/jdk/alerts/#IBM_Security_Update_July_2014
- http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/93756
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-3068 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1164201 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/93756 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-3068
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-3068
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0264.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IV66876 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARVendor Advisory | |
| http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IV66894 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARVendor Advisory | |
| http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21680334 | ||
| http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21691089 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/java/jdk/alerts/#IBM_Security_Update_July_2014 | ||
| http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/93756 | ||
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-3068 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1164201 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/93756 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-3068 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-3068 |
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