#VU11954 Security restrictions bypass in Oracle Java SE and JRockit - CVE-2018-2800 

 

#VU11954 Security restrictions bypass in Oracle Java SE and JRockit - CVE-2018-2800

Published: April 19, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU11954
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-2800
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Oracle Java SE
JRockit
Software vendor:
Oracle

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information and write arbitrary files on the target system.

The weakness exists in the Java SE, JRockit component of Oracle Java SE due to improper security restrictions. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted file, update, insert or delete some of Java SE, JRockit accessible data and gain unauthorized read access to a subset of Java SE, JRockit accessible data.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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