CVE-2019-2978 is a difficult-to-exploit vulnerability in the Networking component of Oracle Java SE and Java SE Embedded, affecting versions 7u231, 8u221, 11.0.4, and 13. An unauthenticated attacker with network access can cause a partial denial of service. The vulnerability primarily impacts Java deployments running sandboxed applications that load untrusted code, or can be exploited via APIs in the affected component. With a CVSS 3.0 Base Score of 3.7 (Low), its impact is limited to availability. Currently, there is no known active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(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 version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
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