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CVE-2018-1517
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…
Medium5.9EPSS 3.9%
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- ibm
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| ibmCNA (assigner) | 3.0 | Medium5.9 | CVSS:3.0/A:H/AC:H/AV:N/C:N/I:N/PR:N/S:U/UI:N/E:U/RC:C/RL:O |
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | High7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 3.9% · top 9.6% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.9.
Weakness
- Denial of Service
- CWE-20 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-20 and its CVEs
Affected products
IBM · SDK, Java Technology Edition
- affected 6.0
- affected 7.0
- affected 8.0
References (9)
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10719653 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- RHSA-2018:2713 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- ibm-sdk-cve20181517-dos(141681) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- RHSA-2018:2575 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- RHSA-2018:2576 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- RHSA-2018:2568 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- RHSA-2018:2569 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- RHSA-2018:2712 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- 105117 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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