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title: "CVE-2019-2933\n    | Ubuntu"
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url: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-2933?format=md
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# CVE-2019-2933

Publication date 16 October 2019

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

**3.1 · Low**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-2933?format=md#impact-score)

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## Description

Vulnerability in the Java SE, Java SE Embedded product of Oracle Java SE
(component: Libraries). Supported versions that are affected are Java SE:
7u231, 8u221, 11.0.4 and 13; Java SE Embedded: 8u221. Difficult to exploit
vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via
multiple protocols to compromise Java SE, Java SE Embedded. Successful
attacks require human interaction from a person other than the attacker.
Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized read
access to a subset of Java SE, Java SE Embedded accessible data. Note: This
vulnerability applies to Java deployments, typically in clients running
sandboxed Java Web Start applications or sandboxed Java applets (in Java SE
8), that load and run untrusted code (e.g., code that comes from the
internet) and rely on the Java sandbox for security. This vulnerability can
also be exploited by using APIs in the specified Component, e.g., through a
web service which supplies data to the APIs. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 3.1
(Confidentiality impacts). CVSS Vector:
(CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N).

[Read the notes from the security team](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-2933?format=md#notes)

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| openjdk-12 | 19.10 eoan | Not in release |
| 19.04 disco | Not affected |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| openjdk-13 | 19.10 eoan | Not affected |
| 19.04 disco | Not affected |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| openjdk-7 | 19.10 eoan | Not in release |
| 19.04 disco | 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 | 19.10 eoan | Not affected |
| 19.04 disco | Not affected |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not affected |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| openjdk-lts | 19.10 eoan | Not affected |
| 19.04 disco | Not affected |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected |
| 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-2019-2933?format=md#patch-details)

## Notes

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### [sbeattie](https://launchpad.net/~sbeattie)

Windows only issue

### 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-lts | * Upstream:   <http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk-updates/jdk11u/rev/ba8c53bd0099> |

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

3.1 · Low

* Base metrics

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

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 3.1 · Low |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

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

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-2933)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-2933)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2019-2933)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-2933)

### Other references

* <http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2019-5072832.html>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-2933>