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title: "CVE-2019-2602\n    | Ubuntu"
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url: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-2602?format=md
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# CVE-2019-2602

Publication date 23 April 2019

Last updated 25 August 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Low**

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

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**7.5 · High**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-2602?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: 7u211, 8u202, 11.0.2 and 12; Java SE Embedded: 8u201. 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 hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of Java SE,
Java SE Embedded. 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 7.5 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector:
(CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H).

### From the Ubuntu Security Team

It was discovered that the BigDecimal implementation in OpenJDK
performed excessive computation when given certain values. An attacker
could use this to cause a denial of service (excessive CPU usage).

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| icedtea-web | 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 |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not affected |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| openjdk-12 | 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 | Ignored end of life |
| 18.10 cosmic | Not in release |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| openjdk-6 | 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 |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| openjdk-7 | 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 |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| openjdk-8 | 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 | Fixed 8u212-b03-0ubuntu1.19.04.2 |
| 18.10 cosmic | Fixed 8u212-b03-0ubuntu1.18.10.1 |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Fixed 8u212-b03-0ubuntu1.18.04.1 |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Fixed 8u212-b03-0ubuntu1.16.04.1 |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| openjdk-9 | 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 |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not affected |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| openjdk-lts | 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 | Fixed 11.0.3+7-1ubuntu2~19.04.1 |
| 18.10 cosmic | Fixed 11.0.3+7-1ubuntu2~18.10.1 |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Fixed 11.0.3+7-1ubuntu2~18.04.1 |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release |
| 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-2019-2602?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/83c656d64088> |
| openjdk-lts | * Upstream:   <http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk-updates/jdk11u/rev/59610bddd37a> |

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

7.5 · High

* 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 | High |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 7.5 · High |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

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

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-2602)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-2602)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2019-2602)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-2602)

### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

+ [USN-3975-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-3975-1)
+ OpenJDK vulnerabilities
+ 13 May 2019

### Other references

* <https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2019-5072813.html#AppendixJAVA>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-2602>
