Improper access control in Oracle Java SE - CVE-2017-10274

 

Improper access control in Oracle Java SE - CVE-2017-10274

Published: October 18, 2017


Vulnerability identifier: #VU8862
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-10274
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Oracle
Affected software:
Oracle Java SE

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to access potentially sensitive information.

The weakness exists due to a flaw in the Smart Card IO component. A remote attacker can read and modify arbitrary files on the target system.

How to mitigate CVE-2017-10274

The vulnerability is addressed in the following version: 8u151.

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