CVE-2019-2964 Affecting openjdk-8 package, versions <8u232-b09-0ubuntu1~16.04.1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.15% (52nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1604-OPENJDK8-538189
  • published16 Oct 2019
  • disclosed16 Oct 2019

Introduced: 16 Oct 2019

CVE-2019-2964  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:16.04 openjdk-8 to version 8u232-b09-0ubuntu1~16.04.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream openjdk-8 package and not the openjdk-8 package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:16.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

Vulnerability in the Java SE, Java SE Embedded product of Oracle Java SE (component: Concurrency). 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 can only be exploited by supplying data to APIs in the specified Component without using Untrusted Java Web Start applications or Untrusted Java applets, such as through a web service. 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).

CVSS Scores

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