Improper Access Control Affecting openjdk-jre package, versions [11.0.0,11.0.1)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
low
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
2.86% (87th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UPSTREAM-OPENJDKJRE-73486
  • published28 Feb 2019
  • disclosed17 Oct 2018
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 17 Oct 2018

CVE-2018-3157  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-284  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade openjdk-jre to version 11.0.1 or higher.

Overview

openjdk-jre is a free and open-source implementation of the Java Platform, Standard Edition (Java SE).

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Access Control. Vulnerability in the Java SE component of Oracle Java SE (subcomponent: Sound). Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise Java SE. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized read access to a subset of Java SE accessible data. Note: This vulnerability applies to Java deployments that load and run untrusted code (e.g., code that comes from the internet) and rely on the Java sandbox for security. This vulnerability does not apply to Java deployments, typically in servers, that load and run only trusted code (e.g., code installed by an administrator).

CVSS Base Scores

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