CVE-2018-2579 is a difficult-to-exploit vulnerability in the Libraries subcomponent of Oracle Java SE, Java SE Embedded, and JRockit, affecting versions including Java SE 6u171, 7u161, 8u152, 9.0.1, and Java SE Embedded 8u151. An unauthenticated attacker with network access can achieve unauthorized read access to a subset of accessible data. Despite being exploitable via multiple protocols, including sandboxed Java Web Start applications and applets, its high attack complexity results in a low CVSS 3.0 base score of 3.7. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion.
| 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:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.8.0:update152:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:9.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.6.0:update171:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
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