CVE-2018-2952
Vulnerability in the Java SE, Java SE Embedded, JRockit component of Oracle Java SE (subcomponent: Concurrency). Supported versions that…
- 3.7LowCVSS base score
- 4.4%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 8.6% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- NonePublic exploitsnone known yet
Description
Vulnerability in the Java SE, Java SE Embedded, JRockit component of Oracle Java SE (subcomponent: Concurrency). Supported versions that are affected are Java SE: 6u191, 7u181, 8u172 and 10.0.1; Java SE Embedded: 8u171; JRockit: R28.3.18. 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 ability to cause a partial denial of service (partial DOS) of Java SE, Java SE Embedded, JRockit. Note: 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 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L).
Timeline
ID reserved
By oracle
- 7 months later
· 7 months later
Published
- 6 years later
· 6 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Low3.7 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 4.4% · top 8.6% of all CVEs (9 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.
Affected products
- affected Java SE: 6u191
- affected 7u181
- affected 8u172
- affected 10.0.1; Java SE Embedded: 8u171; JRockit: R28.3.18
References
27
- RHSA-2018:2254 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- [debian-lts-announce] 20181122 [SECURITY] [DLA 1590-1] openjdk-7 security update (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- RHSA-2018:3007 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- 104765 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- RHSA-2018:2713 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180726-0001/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- RHSA-2018:2242 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- RHSA-2018:2255 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- USN-3747-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- RHSA-2018:2575 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- RHSA-2018:2256 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- RHSA-2018:2576 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- RHSA-2018:2241 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- RHSA-2018:2253 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- RHSA-2018:2568 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- RHSA-2018:2569 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- USN-3735-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- RHSA-2018:2712 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- RHSA-2018:3008 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- RHSA-2018:2286 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- DSA-4268 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- RHSA-2018:2283 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- 1041302 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbst03882en_us (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- USN-3734-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbst03928en_us (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_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)
- EUVD EUVD-2018-14807 (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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