Security restrictions bypass in Oracle Java SE - CVE-2018-2582

 

Security restrictions bypass in Oracle Java SE - CVE-2018-2582

Published: January 22, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU10127
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-2582
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions on the target system.

The weakness exists due to a flaw in the Java SE, Java SE Embedded, JRockit Libraries component. A remote attacker can modify data.

Affected software

Oracle Java SE
Amazon Linux AMI
Debian Linux
Gentoo Linux
IBM AIX
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems
Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS Compute Node
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power
SUSE Linux
Red Hat Satellite
java-1.8.0-oracle (Red Hat package)
java-1.8.0-oracle-devel (Red Hat package)
java-1.8.0-oracle-javafx (Red Hat package)
java-1.8.0-oracle-jdbc (Red Hat package)
java-1.8.0-oracle-plugin (Red Hat package)
java-1.8.0-oracle-src (Red Hat package)
IBM Tivoli Netcool Configuration Manager

How to mitigate CVE-2018-2582

Install update from vendor's website.

java-1.8.0-oracle (Red Hat package) - addressed in versions 1.8.0.161-1jpp.1.el6_9, 1.8.0.161-1jpp.2.el7
java-1.8.0-oracle-devel (Red Hat package) - addressed in versions 1.8.0.161-1jpp.1.el6_9, 1.8.0.161-1jpp.2.el7
java-1.8.0-oracle-javafx (Red Hat package) - addressed in versions 1.8.0.161-1jpp.1.el6_9, 1.8.0.161-1jpp.2.el7
java-1.8.0-oracle-jdbc (Red Hat package) - addressed in versions 1.8.0.161-1jpp.1.el6_9, 1.8.0.161-1jpp.2.el7
java-1.8.0-oracle-plugin (Red Hat package) - addressed in versions 1.8.0.161-1jpp.1.el6_9, 1.8.0.161-1jpp.2.el7
java-1.8.0-oracle-src (Red Hat package) - addressed in versions 1.8.0.161-1jpp.1.el6_9, 1.8.0.161-1jpp.2.el7
IBM Tivoli Netcool Configuration Manager - addressed in versions 6.4.1.4.0.8, 6.4.2.6

External References

Related Security Bulletins