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CVE-2019-2697

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.1 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 11.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2019-04-23 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

Vulnerability in the Java SE component of Oracle Java SE (subcomponent: 2D). Supported versions that are affected are Java SE: 7u211 and 8u202. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise Java SE. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Java SE. Note: This vulnerability applies to Java deployments, typically in clients running sandboxed Java Web Start applications or sandboxed Java applets (in Java SE 8), that load and run untrusted code (e.g., code that comes from the internet) and rely on the Java sandbox for security. This vulnerability does not apply to Java deployments, typically in servers, that load and run only trusted code (e.g., code installed by an administrator). CVSS 3.0 Base Score 8.1 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).

Affected products

• Canonical Ubuntu Linux: 16.04, 18.04, 18.10, 19.04
• HP Xp7 Command View: before 8.6.5-00 — fixed in 8.6.5-00
• Oracle Java SE: 1.7.0-update211, 1.8.0-update202
• Oracle Java SE: 1.7.0-update211, 1.8.0-update202
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux: 8.0
• RedHat Enterprise Linux Desktop: 6.0, 7.0
• RedHat Enterprise Linux Eus: 8.6
• RedHat Enterprise Linux Server: 6.0, 7.0
• RedHat Enterprise Linux Workstation: 6.0, 7.0
• Red Hat Satellite 6: 5.8

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: HP Xp7 Command View 8.6.5-00. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2019-5072813.html
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1163
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1164
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1165
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1166
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1238
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1325
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-10
• https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbst03959en_us
• https://usn.ubuntu.com/3975-1/
• http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2019-5072813.html
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1163

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