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CVE-2018-2579

18
FAUCET Score

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.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(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 Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

3.7LOW

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
2.2
Impact Score
1.4
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
4.08%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
89.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0408 is in the 89th percentile among its peer group of 1,506 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.3 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (19)

oraclepatch availablevia nvd_reference
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: java-1.8.0-oracle-1:1.8.0.161-1jpp.1.el6_9
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: java-1.7.0-oracle-1:1.7.0.171-1jpp.1.el6_9
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: java-1.6.0-sun-1:1.6.0.181-1jpp.1.el6
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: java-1.8.0-oracle-1:1.8.0.161-1jpp.2.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: java-1.7.0-oracle-1:1.7.0.171-1jpp.1.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: java-1.6.0-sun-1:1.6.0.181-1jpp.2.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: java-1.8.0-openjdk-1:1.8.0.161-3.b14.el6_9
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: java-1.7.0-openjdk-1:1.7.0.171-2.6.13.0.el6_9
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 SupplementaryFixed in: java-1.8.0-ibm-1:1.8.0.5.10-1jpp.1.el6_9
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 SupplementaryFixed in: java-1.7.1-ibm-1:1.7.1.4.20-1jpp.3.el6_9
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: java-1.8.0-openjdk-1:1.8.0.161-0.b14.el7_4
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: java-1.7.0-openjdk-1:1.7.0.171-2.6.13.0.el7_4
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 SupplementaryFixed in: java-1.8.0-ibm-1:1.8.0.5.10-1jpp.1.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 SupplementaryFixed in: java-1.7.1-ibm-1:1.7.1.4.20-1jpp.1.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Satellite 5.6Fixed in: java-1.7.1-ibm-1:1.7.1.4.20-1jpp.3.el6_9
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Satellite 5.7Fixed in: java-1.7.1-ibm-1:1.7.1.4.20-1jpp.3.el6_9
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Satellite 5.8Fixed in: java-1.8.0-ibm-1:1.8.0.5.10-1jpp.1.el6_9
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redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: java-1.6.0-ibm

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2018-2579Low

OpenJDK: unsynchronized access to encryption key data (Libraries, 8172525)

Jan 16, 2018

References

access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2018:0095
Third Party Advisory
access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2018:0099
Third Party Advisory
access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2018:0100
Third Party Advisory
access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2018:0115
Third Party Advisory
access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2018:0349
Third Party Advisory
access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2018:0351
Third Party Advisory
access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2018:0352
Third Party Advisory
access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2018:0458
Third Party Advisory
access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2018:0521
Third Party Advisory
access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2018:1463
Third Party Advisory
access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2018:1812
Third Party Advisory
help.ecostruxureit.com / display/public/UADCE725/Security+fixes+in+StruxureWare+Data+Center+Expert+v7.6.0
Third Party Advisory
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2018/04/msg00003.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
security.netapp.com / advisory/ntap-20180117-0001
Third Party Advisory
support.hpe.com / hpsc/doc/public/display
Third Party Advisory
usn.ubuntu.com / 3613-1
Third Party Advisory
usn.ubuntu.com / 3614-1
Third Party Advisory
debian.org / security/2018/dsa-4144
Third Party Advisory
debian.org / security/2018/dsa-4166
Third Party Advisory
oracle.com / technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2018-3236628.html
PatchVendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/102663
Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1040203
Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry