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CVE-2019-2973

17
FAUCET Score

CVE-2019-2973 is a partial denial-of-service vulnerability affecting Oracle Java SE and Java SE Embedded, specifically within the JAXP component. Affected versions include Java SE 7u231, 8u221, 11.0.4, 13, and Java SE Embedded 8u221. An unauthenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability over the network, leading to a partial denial of service. The vulnerability has a low CVSS 3.0 base score of 3.7, indicating a low severity. While network-exploitable, the attack complexity is high, and it primarily impacts availability without affecting confidentiality or integrity. This is particularly relevant for Java deployments running untrusted code in sandboxed environments. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, and no public exploit code is available on platforms like Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal, suggesting low public attention.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1.7.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.7.0:update231:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.8.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.8.0:update221:*:*:*:*:*:*
11.0.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:11.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
13.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:13.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.7.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.7.0:update231:*:*:*:*:*:*

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
3.73%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
88.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0373 is in the 87th 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 (14)

oraclepatch availablevia nvd_reference
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: java-1.8.0-openjdk-1:1.8.0.232.b09-1.el6_10
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: java-1.7.0-openjdk-1:1.7.0.241-2.6.20.0.el6_10
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 SupplementaryFixed in: java-1.7.1-ibm-1:1.7.1.4.55-1jpp.1.el6_10
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 SupplementaryFixed in: java-1.8.0-ibm-1:1.8.0.6.0-1jpp.1.el6_10
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: java-11-openjdk-1:11.0.5.10-0.el7_7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: java-1.8.0-openjdk-1:1.8.0.232.b09-0.el7_7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: java-1.7.0-openjdk-1:1.7.0.241-2.6.20.0.el7_7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 SupplementaryFixed in: java-1.7.1-ibm-1:1.7.1.4.55-1jpp.1.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 SupplementaryFixed in: java-1.8.0-ibm-1:1.8.0.6.0-1jpp.1.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Fixed in: java-1.8.0-openjdk-1:1.8.0.232.b09-0.el8_0
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Fixed in: java-11-openjdk-1:11.0.5.10-0.el8_0
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Fixed in: java-1.8.0-ibm-1:1.8.0.6.0-3.el8_1
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Satellite 5.8Fixed in: java-1.8.0-ibm-1:1.8.0.6.0-1jpp.1.el6_10
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Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2019-2973Low

OpenJDK: Unexpected exception thrown by XPathParser processing crafted XPath expression (JAXP, 8223505)

Oct 15, 2019

References

lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00064.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00066.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2019-12/msg00031.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2019:3134
Third Party Advisory
access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2019:3135
Third Party Advisory
access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2019:3136
Third Party Advisory
access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2019:3157
Third Party Advisory
access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2019:3158
Third Party Advisory
access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2019:4109
Third Party Advisory
access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2019:4110
Third Party Advisory
access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2019:4113
Third Party Advisory
access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2019:4115
Third Party Advisory
access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2020:0006
Third Party Advisory
access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2020:0046
Third Party Advisory
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2019/12/msg00005.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
seclists.org / bugtraq/2019/Oct/27
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
seclists.org / bugtraq/2019/Oct/31
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
security.netapp.com / advisory/ntap-20191017-0001
Third Party Advisory
usn.ubuntu.com / 4223-1
Third Party Advisory
debian.org / security/2019/dsa-4546
Third Party Advisory
debian.org / security/2019/dsa-4548
Third Party Advisory
oracle.com / technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2019-5072832.html
PatchVendor Advisory