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CVE-2018-2798

22
FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-2798 is a vulnerability in the AWT subcomponent of Oracle Java SE, Java SE Embedded, and JRockit, affecting versions including Java SE 6u181, 7u171, 8u162, 10, and others. This easily exploitable vulnerability allows an unauthenticated attacker with network access to cause a partial denial of service. The CVSS 3.0 Base Score is 5.3 (Medium), indicating a low impact on availability without affecting confidentiality or integrity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.6.0:update181:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.7.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.7.0:update171:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.8.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.8.0:update162:*:*:*:*:*:*
10CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.6.0:update181:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

5.3MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
LOW
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
1.4
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
7.80%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
94.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0780 is in the 92nd percentile among its peer group of 23,705 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 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-1:1.8.0.171-1jpp.2.el6
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: java-1.6.0-sun-1:1.6.0.191-1jpp.2.el6
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: java-1.7.0-oracle-1:1.7.0.181-1jpp.1.el6
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: java-1.7.0-oracle-1:1.7.0.181-1jpp.1.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: java-1.8.0-oracle-1:1.8.0.171-1jpp.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-1:1.6.0.191-1jpp.1.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: java-1.8.0-openjdk-1:1.8.0.171-3.b10.el6_9
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: java-1.7.0-openjdk-1:1.7.0.181-2.6.14.1.el6_9
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 SupplementaryFixed in: java-1.8.0-ibm-1:1.8.0.5.15-1jpp.2.el6_9
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 SupplementaryFixed in: java-1.7.1-ibm-1:1.7.1.4.25-1jpp.2.el6_9
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: java-1.8.0-openjdk-1:1.8.0.171-7.b10.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: java-1.7.0-openjdk-1:1.7.0.181-2.6.14.5.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 SupplementaryFixed in: java-1.8.0-ibm-1:1.8.0.5.15-1jpp.5.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 SupplementaryFixed in: java-1.7.1-ibm-1:1.7.1.4.25-1jpp.3.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Satellite 5.6Fixed in: java-1.7.1-ibm-1:1.7.1.4.25-1jpp.3.el6
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Satellite 5.7Fixed in: java-1.7.1-ibm-1:1.7.1.4.25-1jpp.3.el6
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Satellite 5.8Fixed in: java-1.8.0-ibm-1:1.8.0.5.15-1jpp.2.el6
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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-2018-2798Moderate

OpenJDK: unbounded memory allocation during deserialization in Container (AWT, 8189989)

Apr 17, 2018

References

access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2018:1188
Third Party Advisory
access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2018:1191
Third Party Advisory
access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2018:1201
Third Party Advisory
access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2018:1202
Third Party Advisory
access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2018:1203
Third Party Advisory
access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2018:1204
Third Party Advisory
access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2018:1205
Third Party Advisory
access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2018:1206
Third Party Advisory
access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2018:1270
Third Party Advisory
access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2018:1278
Third Party Advisory
access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2018:1721
Third Party Advisory
access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2018:1722
Third Party Advisory
access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2018:1723
Third Party Advisory
access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2018:1724
Third Party Advisory
access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2018:1974
Third Party Advisory
access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2018:1975
Third Party Advisory
help.ecostruxureit.com / display/public/UADCE725/Security+fixes+in+StruxureWare+Data+Center+Expert+v7.6.0
Third Party Advisory
security.gentoo.org / glsa/201903-14
Third Party Advisory
security.netapp.com / advisory/ntap-20180419-0001
Third Party Advisory
support.hpe.com / hpsc/doc/public/display
Third Party Advisory
support.hpe.com / hpsc/doc/public/display
Third Party Advisory
usn.ubuntu.com / 3644-1
Third Party Advisory
usn.ubuntu.com / 3691-1
Third Party Advisory
debian.org / security/2018/dsa-4185
Third Party Advisory
debian.org / security/2018/dsa-4225
Third Party Advisory
oracle.com / technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2018-3678067.html
PatchVendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/103841
Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1040697
Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry