Privilege escalation in Java ME SDK - CVE-2018-2569

 

Privilege escalation in Java ME SDK - CVE-2018-2569

Published: February 7, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU10394
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-2569
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Oracle
Affected software:
Java ME SDK

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.

The weakness exists due to a flaw in the Java ME SDK Installer component. A local attacker can gain root or system privileges.

How to mitigate CVE-2018-2569

Install update from vendor's website.

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