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

Vulnerability identifier: #VU11955

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 7.5 [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]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-2811

CWE-ID: CWE-264

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

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.

Oracle Java SE
Gentoo Linux
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64

Install update from vendor's website.

• http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2018-3678067.html

• Multiple vulnerabilities in Oracle Java SE
• Red Hat update for Oracle Java SE
• Red Hat update for Oracle Java SE
• Gentoo update for Oracle JDK/JRE