Privilege escalation in Oracle Java SE and JRockit - CVE-2018-2794
Published: April 19, 2018 / Updated: April 19, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU11948
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-2794
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Oracle
Affected software:
Oracle Java SE
JRockit
Oracle Java SE
JRockit
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local unauthenticated attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.
The weakness exists in the Java SE, JRockit component of Oracle Java SE due to improper security restrictions. A local attacker can execute arbitrary code.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
The weakness exists in the Java SE, JRockit component of Oracle Java SE due to improper security restrictions. A local attacker can execute arbitrary code.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-2794
Install update from vendor's website.