Information disclosure in Oracle Java SE - CVE-2017-3261
Published: July 5, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU7335
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-3261
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Oracle
Affected software:
Oracle Java SE
Oracle Java SE
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information.
The weakness exists due to unknown error in Oracle Java SE and Java SE Embedded related to the Networking component. A remote attacker can trick the victim into visiting a specially crafted webpage and read arbitrary files on the target system.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in information disclosure.
The weakness exists due to unknown error in Oracle Java SE and Java SE Embedded related to the Networking component. A remote attacker can trick the victim into visiting a specially crafted webpage and read arbitrary files on the target system.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in information disclosure.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-3261
Install update from vendor's website.