Vulnerability in the Java SE, Java SE Embedded, JRockit component of Oracle
Java SE (subcomponent: Serialization). Supported versions that are affected
are Java SE: 6u161, 7u151, 8u144 and 9; Java SE Embedded: 8u144; JRockit:
R28.3.15. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker
with network access via multiple protocols to compromise Java SE, Java SE
Embedded, JRockit. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in
unauthorized ability to cause a partial denial of service (partial DOS) of
Java SE, Java SE Embedded, JRockit. Note: This vulnerability can be
exploited through sandboxed Java Web Start applications and sandboxed Java
applets. It can also be exploited by supplying data to APIs in the
specified Component without using sandboxed Java Web Start applications or
sandboxed Java applets, such as through a web service. CVSS 3.0 Base Score
5.3 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector:
(CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L).

Gaston Traberg discovered that the Serialization component of OpenJDK
did not properly limit the amount of memory allocated when performing
deserializations. An attacker could use this to cause a denial of
service (memory exhaustion).