Protection Mechanism Failure in Oracle openjdk-jre



Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2019-2786
CWE-ID CWE-693
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 openjdk
Web applications / JS libraries

Vendor Oracle

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Protection Mechanism Failure

EUVDB-ID: #VU19281

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 0.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-2786

CWE-ID: CWE-693 - Protection Mechanism Failure

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass certain restrictions.

The vulnerability exists due to the the AccessController class implementation in the Security component failed in certain cases. A remote attacker can use an untrusted Java application or applet to bypass certain Java sandbox restrictions.

The vulnerability affects openjdk-jre package of an implementation of the Java Platform, Standard Edition (Java SE).

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

openjdk: 11.0.3 - 12.0.1

CPE2.3 External links

https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2019-5072835.html#AppendixJAVA


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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