Security restrictions bypass in Oracle Java SE and JRockit - CVE-2018-2800
Published: April 19, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU11954
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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
Vendor: Oracle
Affected software:
Oracle Java SE
JRockit
Oracle Java SE
JRockit
Detailed vulnerability 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.
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.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-2800
Install update from vendor's website.