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.
| Vendor | Product | Version(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 version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
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