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CVE-2018-2637
- Severity: high (CVSS 7.4 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 4.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2018-01-18 · updated 2026-06-17
Description
Vulnerability in the Java SE, Java SE Embedded, JRockit component of Oracle Java SE (subcomponent: JMX). Supported versions that are affected are Java SE: 6u171, 7u161, 8u152 and 9.0.1; Java SE Embedded: 8u151; JRockit: R28.3.16. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise Java SE, Java SE Embedded, JRockit. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or all Java SE, Java SE Embedded, JRockit accessible data as well as unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Java SE, Java SE Embedded, JRockit accessible data. Note: This vulnerability can only be exploited by supplying data to APIs in the specified Component without using Untrusted Java Web Start applications or Untrusted Java applets, such as through a web service. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 7.4 (Confidentiality and Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N).
Affected products
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux: 14.04, 16.04, 17.10
- Debian Linux: 7.0, 8.0, 9.0
- HP Xp7 Command View: from 8.6.2-01
- Hewlett Packard Enterprise HPE Command View Advanced Edition: from 8.6.2-01
- HP Xp P9000 Command View: from 8.6.2-01
- Oracle Java SE: 1.6.0-update171, 1.7.0-update161, 1.8.0-update152, 9.0.1
- Oracle Java SE: 1.6.0-update171, 1.7.0-update161, 1.8.0-update152, 9.0.1
- Oracle JRockit: r28.3.16
- RedHat Enterprise Linux Desktop: 6.0, 7.0
- RedHat Enterprise Linux Server: 6.0, 7.0
- RedHat Enterprise Linux Server Aus: 7.4, 7.6
- RedHat Enterprise Linux Server Eus: 7.4, 7.5, 7.6
- RedHat Enterprise Linux Server Tus: 7.4, 7.6
- RedHat Enterprise Linux Workstation: 6.0, 7.0
- Red Hat Satellite 6: 5.6, 5.7, 5.8
- Schneider Electric StruxureWare Data Center Expert: before 7.6.0 — fixed in 7.6.0
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: Schneider Electric StruxureWare Data Center Expert 7.6.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2018-3236628.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102576
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040203
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0095
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0099
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0100
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0115
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0349
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0351
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0352
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0458
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0521
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