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CVE-2018-2938

Published: 18 July 2018

Vulnerability in the Java SE component of Oracle Java SE (subcomponent: Java DB). Supported versions that are affected are Java SE: 6u191, 7u181 and 8u172. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise Java SE. While the vulnerability is in Java SE, attacks may significantly impact additional products. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Java SE. Note: This vulnerability can only be exploited by supplying data to APIs in the specified Component without using Untrusted Java Web Start applications or Untrusted Java applets, such as through a web service. CVE-2018-2938 addresses CVE-2018-1313. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 9.0 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H).

Notes

AuthorNote
sbeattie
CVE for embedded copy of Derby, original CVE was CVE-2018-1313.
Oracle's solution was to not include Derby anymore.
derby is not included in openjdk, so not affected

Priority

Medium

Cvss 3 Severity Score

9.0

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
icedtea-web
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Ignored
(end of life)
bionic Not vulnerable

cosmic Not vulnerable

disco Not vulnerable

eoan Not vulnerable

focal Not vulnerable

groovy Not vulnerable

hirsute Not vulnerable

impish Not vulnerable

jammy Not vulnerable

trusty Does not exist
(trusty was not-affected)
upstream Not vulnerable

xenial Not vulnerable

openjdk-6
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Does not exist

bionic Does not exist

cosmic Does not exist

disco Does not exist

eoan Does not exist

focal Does not exist

groovy Does not exist

hirsute Does not exist

impish Does not exist

jammy Does not exist

trusty Does not exist
(trusty was needs-triage)
upstream Needs triage

xenial Does not exist

openjdk-7
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Does not exist

bionic Does not exist

cosmic Does not exist

disco Does not exist

eoan Does not exist

focal Does not exist

groovy Does not exist

hirsute Does not exist

impish Does not exist

jammy Does not exist

trusty Does not exist
(trusty was not-affected)
upstream Not vulnerable

xenial Does not exist

openjdk-8
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Ignored
(end of life)
bionic Not vulnerable

cosmic Not vulnerable

disco Not vulnerable

eoan Not vulnerable

focal Not vulnerable

groovy Not vulnerable

hirsute Not vulnerable

impish Not vulnerable

jammy Not vulnerable

trusty Does not exist

upstream Not vulnerable

xenial Not vulnerable

openjdk-9
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Ignored
(end of life)
bionic Does not exist

cosmic Does not exist

disco Does not exist

eoan Does not exist

focal Does not exist

groovy Does not exist

hirsute Does not exist

impish Does not exist

jammy Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream Needs triage

xenial Not vulnerable

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 9.0
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity High
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Scope Changed
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H