CVE-2018-2657 is a vulnerability in the Serialization subcomponent of Oracle Java SE and JRockit, affecting versions 6u171, 7u161, and R28.3.16 respectively, as well as products from HP, Red Hat, and Schneider Electric. This easily exploitable flaw allows an unauthenticated attacker with network access to cause a partial denial of service. With a CVSS 3.0 Base Score of 5.3 (Medium), the attack requires supplying data to specific APIs without relying on untrusted Java Web Start applications or applets. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.6.0:update171:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.7.0:update161:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.6.0:update171:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.7.0:update161:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
r28.3.16CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jrockit:r28.3.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
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