Security restrictions bypass in Oracle Java SE and Java SE Embedded - CVE-2018-2814

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Security restrictions bypass in Oracle Java SE and Java SE Embedded - CVE-2018-2814

Published: April 19, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU11957
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 7.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-2814
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The weakness exists in the Java SE, Java SE Embedded component of Oracle Java SE due to improper security restrictions. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted file and execute arbitrary code.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.

Affected software

Oracle Java SE
Java SE Embedded
Gentoo Linux
Debian Linux
Amazon Linux AMI
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power
Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS Compute Node

IBM Cognos Business Intelligence Server
openSUSE Leap

How to mitigate CVE-2018-2814

Install update from vendor's website.


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