Security restrictions bypass in JRockit and Oracle Java SE - CVE-2018-2599

 

Security restrictions bypass in JRockit and Oracle Java SE - CVE-2018-2599

Published: January 22, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU10129
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-2599
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Oracle
Affected software:
JRockit
Oracle Java SE

Detailed vulnerability description

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 JNDI component. A remote attacker can partially modify data and cause partial denial of service conditions.

How to mitigate CVE-2018-2599

Install update from vendor's website.

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