Privilege escalation in Oracle Java SE - CVE-2018-2811

 

Privilege escalation in Oracle Java SE - CVE-2018-2811

Published: April 19, 2018 / Updated: April 19, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU11955
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-2018-2811
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Oracle
Affected software:
Oracle Java SE

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 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-2018-2811

Install update from vendor's website.

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