CVE-2018-2973

MEDIUM
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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).

References

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104773

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041302

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2253

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2254

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2255

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2256

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2568

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2569

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2575

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2576

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2712

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2713

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3007

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3008

https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180726-0001/

https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbst03882en_us

https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbst03928en_us

Details

Source: MITRE

Published: 2018-07-18

Updated: 2020-09-08

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.3

Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Impact Score: 2.9

Exploitability Score: 8.6

Severity: MEDIUM

CVSS v3

Base Score: 5.9

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Impact Score: 3.6

Exploitability Score: 2.2

Severity: MEDIUM

Vulnerable Software

Configuration 1

OR

cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.6.0:update_191:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.7.0:update181:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.8.0:update172:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:10.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.6.0:update_191:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.7.0:update_181:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.8.0:update_172:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:10.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Tenable Plugins

View all (41 total)

IDNameProductFamilySeverity
136100Photon OS 3.0: Openjdk11 PHSA-2020-3.0-0084NessusPhotonOS Local Security Checks
critical
700658Oracle Java SE 6 < Update 201 / 7 < Update 191 / 8 < Update 181 / 10 < Update 2 Multiple Vulnerabilities (July 2018 CPU)Nessus Network MonitorWeb Clients
critical
123333openSUSE Security Update : java-1_8_0-openjdk (openSUSE-2019-774)NessusSuSE Local Security Checks
critical
123250openSUSE Security Update : java-11-openjdk (openSUSE-2019-575)NessusSuSE Local Security Checks
medium
123247openSUSE Security Update : java-10-openjdk (openSUSE-2019-570)NessusSuSE Local Security Checks
medium
121974Photon OS 2.0: Openjdk8 PHSA-2018-2.0-0077NessusPhotonOS Local Security Checks
critical
121864Photon OS 1.0: Openjdk PHSA-2018-1.0-0167NessusPhotonOS Local Security Checks
critical
121151openSUSE Security Update : java-1_7_0-openjdk (openSUSE-2019-42) (Spectre)NessusSuSE Local Security Checks
medium
121059SUSE SLED12 / SLES12 Security Update : java-1_7_0-openjdk (SUSE-SU-2019:0049-1) (Spectre)NessusSuSE Local Security Checks
medium
120126SUSE SLES15 Security Update : java-1_8_0-ibm (SUSE-SU-2018:3082-1)NessusSuSE Local Security Checks
critical
120122SUSE SLES15 Security Update : java-1_8_0-openjdk (SUSE-SU-2018:3045-1)NessusSuSE Local Security Checks
critical
120065SUSE SLED15 / SLES15 Security Update : java-10-openjdk (SUSE-SU-2018:2083-1)NessusSuSE Local Security Checks
medium
118377RHEL 6 : java-1.6.0-sun (RHSA-2018:3008)NessusRed Hat Local Security Checks
high
118376RHEL 7 : java-1.6.0-sun (RHSA-2018:3007)NessusRed Hat Local Security Checks
high
118300SUSE SLES12 Security Update : java-1_8_0-openjdk (SUSE-SU-2018:3064-2) (Spectre)NessusSuSE Local Security Checks
critical
118293SUSE SLES12 Security Update : java-1_8_0-ibm (SUSE-SU-2018:2839-2)NessusSuSE Local Security Checks
critical
118288SUSE SLES12 Security Update : java-1_7_1-ibm (SUSE-SU-2018:2649-2)NessusSuSE Local Security Checks
high
118109openSUSE Security Update : java-1_8_0-openjdk (openSUSE-2018-1143) (Spectre)NessusSuSE Local Security Checks
critical
117992SUSE SLED12 / SLES12 Security Update : java-1_8_0-openjdk (SUSE-SU-2018:3064-1) (Spectre)NessusSuSE Local Security Checks
critical
117986openSUSE Security Update : java-1_8_0-openjdk (openSUSE-2018-1138)NessusSuSE Local Security Checks
critical
117700SUSE SLES12 Security Update : java-1_8_0-ibm (SUSE-SU-2018:2839-1)NessusSuSE Local Security Checks
critical
117587RHEL 6 : java-1.8.0-ibm (RHSA-2018:2713)NessusRed Hat Local Security Checks
critical
117535RHEL 6 : java-1.7.1-ibm (RHSA-2018:2712)NessusRed Hat Local Security Checks
high
117385SUSE SLES12 Security Update : java-1_7_1-ibm (SUSE-SU-2018:2649-1)NessusSuSE Local Security Checks
high
112274SUSE SLES11 Security Update : java-1_7_1-ibm (SUSE-SU-2018:2583-1)NessusSuSE Local Security Checks
high
112273SUSE SLES11 Security Update : java-1_7_0-ibm (SUSE-SU-2018:2574-1)NessusSuSE Local Security Checks
high
112179RHEL 6 : java-1.7.1-ibm (RHSA-2018:2576)NessusRed Hat Local Security Checks
high
112178RHEL 6 : java-1.8.0-ibm (RHSA-2018:2575)NessusRed Hat Local Security Checks
critical
112132RHEL 7 : java-1.7.1-ibm (RHSA-2018:2569)NessusRed Hat Local Security Checks
high
112131RHEL 7 : java-1.8.0-ibm (RHSA-2018:2568)NessusRed Hat Local Security Checks
critical
111961Photon OS 2.0: Openjdk8 PHSA-2018-2.0-0077 (deprecated)NessusPhotonOS Local Security Checks
critical
111946Photon OS 1.0: Blktrace / Libmspack / Ntp / Openjdk / Perl / Systemd / Vim PHSA-2018-1.0-0167 (deprecated)NessusPhotonOS Local Security Checks
critical
111597openSUSE Security Update : java-11-openjdk (openSUSE-2018-830)NessusSuSE Local Security Checks
medium
111572openSUSE Security Update : java-10-openjdk (openSUSE-2018-810)NessusSuSE Local Security Checks
medium
111327RHEL 6 : java-1.8.0-oracle (RHSA-2018:2256)NessusRed Hat Local Security Checks
high
111326RHEL 6 : java-1.7.0-oracle (RHSA-2018:2255)NessusRed Hat Local Security Checks
high
111325RHEL 7 : java-1.7.0-oracle (RHSA-2018:2254)NessusRed Hat Local Security Checks
high
111324RHEL 7 : java-1.8.0-oracle (RHSA-2018:2253)NessusRed Hat Local Security Checks
high
111214Oracle JRockit R28.3.18 Multiple Vulnerabilities (July 2018 CPU)NessusWindows
critical
111163Oracle Java SE Multiple Vulnerabilities (July 2018 CPU)NessusWindows
critical
111162Oracle Java SE Multiple Vulnerabilities (July 2018 CPU) (Unix)NessusMisc.
critical