Vulnerability in the Java SE, Java SE Embedded component of Oracle Java SE (subcomponent: JSSE). Supported versions that are affected are…

Description

Vulnerability in the Java SE, Java SE Embedded component of Oracle Java SE (subcomponent: JSSE). Supported versions that are affected are Java SE: 6u191, 7u181, 8u172 and 10.0.1; Java SE Embedded: 8u171. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via SSL/TLS to compromise Java SE, Java SE Embedded. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or all 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, that load and run untrusted code (e.g., code that comes from the internet) and rely on the Java sandbox for security. This vulnerability does not apply to Java deployments, typically in servers, that load and run only trusted code (e.g., code installed by an administrator). CVSS 3.0 Base Score 5.9 (Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N).

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

4.7% · top 8.2% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial

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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

• Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via SSL/TLS to compromise Java SE, Java SE Embedded. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or all Java SE, Java SE Embedded accessible data.

Affected products

• Oracle Corporation · Java

  • affected Java SE: 6u191
  • affected 7u181
  • affected 8u172
  • affected 10.0.1; Java SE Embedded: 8u171

References (18)

• RHSA-2018:2254 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• RHSA-2018:3007 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• RHSA-2018:2713 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180726-0001/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• RHSA-2018:2255 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• RHSA-2018:2575 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• RHSA-2018:2256 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• RHSA-2018:2576 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• RHSA-2018:2253 (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
• RHSA-2018:3008 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• 104773 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• 1041302 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
• https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbst03882en_us (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbst03928en_us (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

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Record last updated 2 Oct 2024, 20:12 UTC.