CVE-2019-2978 Affecting java-11-openjdk-javadoc-zip package, versions <1:11.0.5.10-0.0.1.el7_7


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.15% (52nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE7-JAVA11OPENJDKJAVADOCZIP-2540346
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed16 Oct 2019

Introduced: 16 Oct 2019

CVE-2019-2978  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:7 java-11-openjdk-javadoc-zip to version 1:11.0.5.10-0.0.1.el7_7 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2019-3127.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream java-11-openjdk-javadoc-zip package and not the java-11-openjdk-javadoc-zip package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

Vulnerability in the Java SE, Java SE Embedded product of Oracle Java SE (component: Networking). Supported versions that are affected are Java SE: 7u231, 8u221, 11.0.4 and 13; Java SE Embedded: 8u221. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise Java SE, Java SE Embedded. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a partial denial of service (partial DOS) of Java SE, Java SE Embedded. Note: This vulnerability applies to Java deployments, typically in clients running sandboxed Java Web Start applications or sandboxed Java applets (in Java SE 8), that load and run untrusted code (e.g., code that comes from the internet) and rely on the Java sandbox for security. This vulnerability can also be exploited by using APIs in the specified Component, e.g., through a web service which supplies data to the APIs. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 3.7 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L).

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