Remote code execution in Oracle Java SE - CVE-2017-3272

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Remote code execution in Oracle Java SE - CVE-2017-3272

Published: July 5, 2017 / Updated: November 22, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU7336
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-3272
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

The weakness exists due to unknown error in Oracle Java SE and Java SE Embedded related to the Libraries component. A remote attacker can trick the victim into visiting a specially crafted webpage, execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user and compromise vulnerable system.

Affected software

Oracle Java SE
Gentoo Linux
Amazon Linux AMI
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems
Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS Compute Node
SUSE Linux
Ubuntu
Opensuse

How to mitigate CVE-2017-3272

Install update from vendor's website.


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