CVE-2018-1517
Publication date 20 August 2018
Last updated 25 August 2025
Ubuntu priority
Description
A flaw in the java.math component in IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition 6.0, 7.0, and 8.0 may allow an attacker to inflict a denial-of-service attack with specially crafted String data. IBM X-Force ID: 141681.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| ibm-java80 | ||
| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 8.0.5.22-0ubuntu1
|
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| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 8.0.5.22-0ubuntu1
|
|
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score |
7.5 · High
|
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity impact | None |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |