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CVE-2019-2842

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2019-2842 is a low-severity vulnerability in the Java SE component (JCE subcomponent) of Oracle Java SE, specifically affecting version 8u212. It impacts Java deployments that execute untrusted code, such as sandboxed Java Web Start applications or applets, and can also be exploited via APIs. An unauthenticated attacker with network access can cause a partial denial of service. The CVSS 3.0 base score is 3.7 (Low), indicating a difficult-to-exploit vulnerability with low availability impact. The attack requires network access but has high attack complexity. There is no impact on confidentiality or integrity. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, and no public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB) is available. The vulnerability has received minimal community discussion and media coverage, suggesting a low level of public attention.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1.8.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.8.0:update212:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.8.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.8.0:update212:*:*:*:*:*:*
15.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
15.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 8.7.0-00CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:hp:xp7_command_view:*:*:*:*:advanced:*:*:*

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:N/I:N/A:L

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

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
3.36%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
87.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0336 is in the 86th percentile among its peer group of 1,506 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

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 (6)

oraclepatch availablevia nvd_reference
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: java-1.8.0-openjdk-1:1.8.0.222.b10-0.el6_10
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: java-1.7.0-openjdk-1:1.7.0.231-2.6.19.1.el6_10
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: java-1.8.0-openjdk-1:1.8.0.222.b10-0.el7_6
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: java-1.7.0-openjdk-1:1.7.0.231-2.6.19.1.el7_6
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Fixed in: java-1.8.0-openjdk-1:1.8.0.222.b10-0.el8_0
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2019-2842Moderate

OpenJDK: Missing array bounds check in crypto providers (JCE, 8223511)

Jul 16, 2019

References

lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00044.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
kc.mcafee.com / corporate/index
Third Party Advisory
support.hpe.com / hpsc/doc/public/display
Third Party Advisory
usn.ubuntu.com / 4080-1
Third Party Advisory
oracle.com / technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2019-5072835.html
PatchVendor Advisory