CVE-2018-2973
Vulnerability in the Java SE, Java SE Embedded component of Oracle Java SE (subcomponent: JSSE). Supported versions that are affected are…
- 5.9MediumCVSS base score
- 4.7%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 8.2% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- NonePublic exploitsnone known yet
Description
Vulnerability in the Java SE, Java SE Embedded component of Oracle Java SE (subcomponent: JSSE). Supported versions that are affected are Java SE: 6u191, 7u181, 8u172 and 10.0.1; Java SE Embedded: 8u171. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via SSL/TLS to compromise Java SE, Java SE Embedded. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or all Java SE, Java SE Embedded accessible data. Note: This vulnerability applies to Java deployments, typically in clients running sandboxed Java Web Start applications or sandboxed Java applets, that load and run untrusted code (e.g., code that comes from the internet) and rely on the Java sandbox for security. This vulnerability does not apply to Java deployments, typically in servers, that load and run only trusted code (e.g., code installed by an administrator). CVSS 3.0 Base Score 5.9 (Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N).
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 | Medium5.9 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 4.7% · top 8.2% 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: Medium 5.9.
Affected products
- affected Java SE: 6u191
- affected 7u181
- affected 8u172
- affected 10.0.1; Java SE Embedded: 8u171
References
18
- RHSA-2018:2254 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- RHSA-2018:3007 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_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-2018:2255 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_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-2018:2253 (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
- 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
- 104773 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_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
- 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-2018-14828 (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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