Improper Access Control Affecting openjdk-jre package, versions [1.8.0,1.8.0_191)[11.0.0]


Severity

Recommended
0.0
critical
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
2.8% (86th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UPSTREAM-OPENJDKJRE-73489
  • published31 Jan 2019
  • disclosed17 Oct 2018
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 17 Oct 2018

CVE-2018-3183  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-284  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade openjdk-jre to version 8.0.191 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, Java SE Embedded, JRockit component of Oracle Java SE (subcomponent: Scripting). Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise Java SE, Java SE Embedded, JRockit. While the vulnerability is in Java SE, Java SE Embedded, JRockit, attacks may significantly impact additional products. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Java SE, Java SE Embedded, JRockit. 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 Base Scores

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