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CVE-2018-2657

Published: 18 January 2018

Vulnerability in the Java SE, JRockit component of Oracle Java SE (subcomponent: Serialization). Supported versions that are affected are Java SE: 6u171 and 7u161; JRockit: R28.3.16. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise Java SE, JRockit. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a partial denial of service (partial DOS) of Java SE, JRockit. 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. 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).

Notes

AuthorNote
sbeattie
oracle only

Priority

Medium

Cvss 3 Severity Score

5.3

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
openjdk-6
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Does not exist

trusty Does not exist
(trusty was not-affected [Oracle only])
upstream Not vulnerable
(Oracle only)
xenial Does not exist

openjdk-7
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Does not exist

trusty Does not exist
(trusty was not-affected [Oracle only])
upstream Not vulnerable
(Oracle only)
xenial Does not exist

openjdk-8
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Not vulnerable
(Oracle only)
trusty Does not exist

upstream Not vulnerable
(Oracle only)
xenial Not vulnerable
(Oracle only)
openjdk-9
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Not vulnerable
(Oracle only)
trusty Does not exist

upstream Not vulnerable
(Oracle only)
xenial Not vulnerable
(Oracle only)

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 5.3
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact None
Availability impact Low
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L