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title: "CVE-2017-10348\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2017-10348

Publication date 19 October 2017

Last updated 25 August 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**5.3 · Medium**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-10348?format=md#impact-score)

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## Description

Vulnerability in the Java SE, Java SE Embedded component of Oracle Java SE
(subcomponent: Libraries). Supported versions that are affected are Java
SE: 6u161, 7u151, 8u144 and 9; Java SE Embedded: 8u144. Easily exploitable
vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via
multiple protocols to compromise Java SE, Java SE Embedded. 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. 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 5.3 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector:
(CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L).

### From the Ubuntu Security Team

It was discovered that the Serialization component of OpenJDK did
not properly limit the amount of memory allocated when performing
deserializations. An attacker could use this to cause a denial of
service (memory exhaustion).

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| icedtea-web | 23.04 lunar | Not affected |
| 22.10 kinetic | Not affected |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not affected |
| 21.10 impish | Not affected |
| 21.04 hirsute | Not affected |
| 20.10 groovy | Not affected |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not affected |
| 19.10 eoan | Not affected |
| 19.04 disco | Not affected |
| 18.10 cosmic | Not affected |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected |
| 17.10 artful | Not affected |
| 17.04 zesty | Not affected |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not affected |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| openjdk-6 | 23.04 lunar | Not in release |
| 22.10 kinetic | Not in release |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release |
| 21.10 impish | Not in release |
| 21.04 hirsute | Not in release |
| 20.10 groovy | Not in release |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release |
| 19.10 eoan | Not in release |
| 19.04 disco | Not in release |
| 18.10 cosmic | Not in release |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release |
| 17.10 artful | Not in release |
| 17.04 zesty | Not in release |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| openjdk-7 | 23.04 lunar | Not in release |
| 22.10 kinetic | Not in release |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release |
| 21.10 impish | Not in release |
| 21.04 hirsute | Not in release |
| 20.10 groovy | Not in release |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release |
| 19.10 eoan | Not in release |
| 19.04 disco | Not in release |
| 18.10 cosmic | Not in release |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release |
| 17.10 artful | Not in release |
| 17.04 zesty | Not in release |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Fixed 7u151-2.6.11-2ubuntu0.14.04.1 |
| openjdk-8 | 23.04 lunar | Not affected |
| 22.10 kinetic | Not affected |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not affected |
| 21.10 impish | Not affected |
| 21.04 hirsute | Not affected |
| 20.10 groovy | Not affected |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not affected |
| 19.10 eoan | Not affected |
| 19.04 disco | Not affected |
| 18.10 cosmic | Not affected |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected |
| 17.10 artful | Fixed 8u151-b12-0ubuntu0.17.10.2 |
| 17.04 zesty | Fixed 8u151-b12-0ubuntu0.17.04.2 |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Fixed 8u151-b12-0ubuntu0.16.04.2 |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| openjdk-9 | 23.04 lunar | Not in release |
| 22.10 kinetic | Not in release |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release |
| 21.10 impish | Not in release |
| 21.04 hirsute | Not in release |
| 20.10 groovy | Not in release |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release |
| 19.10 eoan | Not in release |
| 19.04 disco | Not in release |
| 18.10 cosmic | Not in release |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release |
| 17.10 artful | Ignored end of life |
| 17.04 zesty | Ignored end of life |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Ignored end of standard support, was needed |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)
* [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-10348?format=md#patch-details)

### Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)

| Package | Patch details |
| --- | --- |
| openjdk-8 | * Upstream:   <http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk8u/jdk8u/jdk/rev/0efdf2c7a214> |

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

5.3 · Medium

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Network |
  | Attack complexity | Low |
  | Privileges required | None |
  | User interaction | None |
  | Scope | Unchanged |
  | Confidentiality impact | None |
  | Integrity impact | None |
  | Availability impact | Low |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 5.3 · Medium |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

**Vector:** CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-10348)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-10348)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2017-10348)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-10348)

### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

+ [USN-3473-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-3473-1)
+ OpenJDK 8 vulnerabilities
+ 8 November 2017

+ [USN-3497-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-3497-1)
+ OpenJDK 7 vulnerabilities
+ 29 November 2017

### Other references

* <http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2017-3236626.html#AppendixJAVA>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-10348>
