SB2019072218 - Protection Mechanism Failure in Oracle openjdk-jre
Published: July 22, 2019
Security Bulletin ID
SB2019072218
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Protection Mechanism Failure (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-2786)
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).
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.