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CVE-2018-2952

• Severity: low (CVSS 3.7 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 4.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2018-07-18 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

Vulnerability in the Java SE, Java SE Embedded, JRockit component of Oracle Java SE (subcomponent: Concurrency). Supported versions that are affected are Java SE: 6u191, 7u181, 8u172 and 10.0.1; Java SE Embedded: 8u171; JRockit: R28.3.18. 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 ability to cause a partial denial of service (partial DOS) of Java SE, Java SE Embedded, JRockit. Note: Applies to client and server deployment of Java. This vulnerability can be exploited through sandboxed Java Web Start applications and sandboxed Java applets. It can also be exploited by supplying data to APIs in the specified Component without using sandboxed Java Web Start applications or sandboxed Java applets, such as through a web service. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 3.7 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L).

Affected products

• Canonical Ubuntu Linux: 14.04, 16.04, 18.04
• Debian Linux: 8.0, 9.0
• HP Xp7 Command View: all versions
• Active IQ Unified Manager for VMware vSphere, Linux, and Microsoft Windows: all versions
• NetApp Cloud Backup: all versions
• E-Series SANtricity OS Controller Software 11.x: from 11.0 through 11.70.1
• NetApp E-Series Santricity Storage Manager: all versions
• OnCommand Insight: all versions
• NetApp OnCommand Unified Manager for 7-Mode (core package): all versions
• NetApp OnCommand Workflow Automation: all versions
• NetApp Plug-In For Symantec Netbackup: all versions
• SnapManager for Oracle: all versions
• NetApp Steelstore Cloud Integrated Storage: all versions
• NetApp Storage Replication Adapter For Clustered Data Ontap: from 9.7
• NetApp Vasa Provider For Clustered Data Ontap: from 9.7
• NetApp Virtual Storage Console: from 9.7
• Oracle Java SE: 1.6.0-update191, 1.7.0-update181, 1.8.0-update172, 10.0.1
• Oracle Java SE: 1.6.0-update191, 1.7.0-update181, 1.8.0-update172, 10.0.1
• Oracle JRockit: r28.3.18
• RedHat Enterprise Linux Desktop: 6.0, 7.0
• RedHat Enterprise Linux Eus: 7.5, 7.6, 7.7
• RedHat Enterprise Linux Server: 6.0, 7.0
• RedHat Enterprise Linux Server Aus: 7.6, 7.7
• RedHat Enterprise Linux Server Tus: 7.6, 7.7
• RedHat Enterprise Linux Workstation: 6.0, 7.0
• Red Hat Satellite 6: 5.6, 5.7, 5.8

References

• http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104765
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041302
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2241
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2242
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2253
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2254
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2255
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2256
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2283
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2286
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2568

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