Vulnerability in the Java SE, Java SE Embedded, JRockit component of Oracle Java SE (subcomponent: Libraries). Supported versions that are…

Description

Vulnerability in the Java SE, Java SE Embedded, JRockit component of Oracle Java SE (subcomponent: Libraries). Supported versions that are affected are Java SE: 6u171, 7u161, 8u152 and 9.0.1; Java SE Embedded: 8u151; JRockit: R28.3.16. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise Java SE, Java SE Embedded, JRockit. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized read access to a subset of Java SE, Java SE Embedded, JRockit accessible data. Note: This vulnerability applies to client and server deployment of Java. This vulnerability can be exploited through sandboxed Java Web Start applications and sandboxed Java applets. It can also be exploited by supplying data to APIs in the specified Component without using sandboxed Java Web Start applications or sandboxed Java applets, such as through a web service. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 3.7 (Confidentiality impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N).

Timeline

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

4.1% · top 9.2% of all CVEs (8 Nov 2026)

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 3.7.

Weakness

• Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise Java SE, Java SE Embedded, JRockit. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized read access to a subset of Java SE, Java SE Embedded, JRockit accessible data.

Affected products

• Oracle Corporation · Java

  • affected Java SE: 6u171
  • affected 7u161
  • affected 8u152
  • affected 9.0.1; Java SE Embedded: 8u151; JRockit: R28.3.16

References (22)

• RHSA-2018:0351 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2018-3236628.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180117-0001/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• USN-3614-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
• DSA-4166 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• RHSA-2018:0095 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• DSA-4144 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• RHSA-2018:0521 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• RHSA-2018:0352 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• RHSA-2018:0115 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• https://help.ecostruxureit.com/display/public/UADCE725/Security+fixes+in+StruxureWare+Data+Center+Expert+v7.6.0 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• [debian-lts-announce] 20180403 [SECURITY] [DLA 1339-1] openjdk-7 security update (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• RHSA-2018:1812 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbst03911en_us (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• RHSA-2018:0099 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• RHSA-2018:1463 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• RHSA-2018:0458 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• RHSA-2018:0349 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• 102663 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• 1040203 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
• USN-3613-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
• RHSA-2018:0100 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

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Record last updated 3 Oct 2024, 20:45 UTC.