CVE-2018-2938

published 2018-07-18

CVE-2018-2938: Vulnerability in the Java SE component of Oracle Java SE (subcomponent: Java DB). Supported versions that are affected are Java SE: 6u191, 7u181 and 8u172…

Priority P3 53 critical 9 CVSS 3.1

AV N AC H PR N UI N S C C H I H A H

Vulnerability in the Java SE component of Oracle Java SE (subcomponent: Java DB). Supported versions that are affected are Java SE: 6u191, 7u181 and 8u172. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise Java SE. While the vulnerability is in Java SE, attacks may significantly impact additional products. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Java SE. Note: This vulnerability can only be exploited by supplying data to APIs in the specified Component without using Untrusted Java Web Start applications or Untrusted Java applets, such as through a web service. CVE-2018-2938 addresses CVE-2018-1313. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 9.0 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H).

Affected

11 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
debian	openjdk-8	—	—
netapp	e-series_santricity_os_controller	11.0 – 11.70.1	—
netapp	storage_replication_adapter_for_clustered_data_ontap	>= 9.7	—
netapp	vasa_provider_for_clustered_data_ontap	>= 9.7	—
netapp	virtual_storage_console	>= 9.7	—
oracle	jdk	—	—
oracle	jdk	—	—
oracle	jdk	—	—
oracle	jre	—	—
oracle	jre	—	—
oracle	jre	—	—

CVSS provenance

nvd v3.1 9.0 CRITICAL CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvd v2.0 6.8 MEDIUM AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

vendor_debian 5.3 LOW

vendor_redhat 5.3 MEDIUM

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