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Fencer Vulns
high 7.4

CVE-2018-2783 json

Vulnerability in the Java SE, Java SE Embedded, JRockit component of Oracle Java SE (subcomponent: Security).

published 2018-04-19 8 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2018-14638

cvss
7.4
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
3.9%
EPSS 3.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 90%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Vulnerability in the Java SE, Java SE Embedded, JRockit component of Oracle Java SE (subcomponent: Security). Supported versions that are affected are Java SE: 6u181, 7u161 and 8u152; Java SE Embedded: 8u152; JRockit: R28.3.17. 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: 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 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).

Patch / fix

  • oracle java_se 1.6.0_191, 1.7.0_171, 1.8.0_161, 6.0.191, 7.0.171, 8.0.161
  • oracle jdk 1.6.0_191, 1.7.0_171, 1.8.0_161, 6.0.191, 7.0.171, 8.0.161
  • oracle jre 1.6.0_191, 1.7.0_171, 1.8.0_161, 6.0.191, 7.0.171, 8.0.161
  • sun java 1.6.0_191, 1.7.0_171, 1.8.0_161, 6.0.191, 7.0.171, 8.0.161
  • sun java_se 1.6.0_191, 1.7.0_171, 1.8.0_161, 6.0.191, 7.0.171, 8.0.161
  • sun jdk 1.6.0_191, 1.7.0_171, 1.8.0_161, 6.0.191, 7.0.171, 8.0.161
  • sun jre 1.6.0_191, 1.7.0_171, 1.8.0_161, 6.0.191, 7.0.171, 8.0.161
  • oracle openjdk 1.6.0_191, 1.7.0_171, 1.8.0_161, 6.0.191, 7.0.171, 8.0.161
  • sun openjdk 1.6.0_191, 1.7.0_171, 1.8.0_161, 6.0.191, 7.0.171, 8.0.161
  • openjdk-7 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 7u171-2.6.13-0ubuntu0.14.04.2
  • openjdk-8 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 8u171-b11-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
  • openjdk-8 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 8u171-b11-0ubuntu0.18.04.1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2018-2783

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  • java-1.7.0-oracle RHEL 6 EXTRAS_ORACLE_JAVA 1:1.7.0.171-1jpp.1.el6_9
  • java-1.7.0-oracle RHEL 7 EXTRAS_ORACLE_JAVA 1:1.7.0.171-1jpp.1.el7
  • java-1.7.0-oracle-src RHEL 6 EXTRAS_ORACLE_JAVA 1:1.7.0.171-1jpp.1.el6_9
  • java-1.7.0-oracle-src RHEL 7 EXTRAS_ORACLE_JAVA 1:1.7.0.171-1jpp.1.el7
  • java-1.7.0-oracle-jdbc RHEL 6 EXTRAS_ORACLE_JAVA 1:1.7.0.171-1jpp.1.el6_9
  • java-1.7.0-oracle-jdbc RHEL 7 EXTRAS_ORACLE_JAVA 1:1.7.0.171-1jpp.1.el7
  • java-1.7.0-oracle-javafx RHEL 6 EXTRAS_ORACLE_JAVA 1:1.7.0.171-1jpp.1.el6_9
  • java-1.7.0-oracle-javafx RHEL 7 EXTRAS_ORACLE_JAVA 1:1.7.0.171-1jpp.1.el7

red hat advisories RHSA-2018:0100RHSA-2018:0099RHSA-2018:1974RHSA-2018:1724RHSA-2018:1205RHSA-2018:1975

  • java-1_8_0-ibm SLES 12 SP3, SLES 12 SP2-BCL, SLE Software Development Kit 12 SP3 +7 more 1.8.0_sr5.15-30.33.1
  • java-1_7_1-ibm SLES 12 SP3, SLES 12 SP2-BCL, SLE Software Development Kit 12 SP3 +8 more 1.7.1_sr4.25-38.23.1
  • java-1_8_0-ibm SLE Module for Legacy 15 1.8.0_sr5.15-3.3.4
  • java-1_7_0-ibm SLES 11 SP3-TERADATA, SLES 11 SP3-LTSS, SLE Point of Sale 11 SP3 1.7.0_sr10.25-65.25.1
  • java-1_7_1-ibm SLES for SAP 11 SP4, SLES 11 SP4, SLE Software Development Kit 11 SP4 1.7.1_sr4.25-26.26.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2018:1738-2SUSE-SU-2018:1764-2SUSE-SU-2018:2068-1SUSE-SU-2018:1764-1SUSE-SU-2018:1738-1SUSE-SU-2018:1458-1

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2018-2783 updated cvss 7.4

JDK: unspecified vulnerability fixed in 6u191, 7u171, and 8u161 (Security)

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 java-1.6.0-ibm, java-1.6.0-ibm-src, java-1.6.0-ibm-demo, java-1.6.0-ibm-jdbc, java-1.6.0-ibm-plugin, java-1.6.0-ibm-javacomm
    affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) java-1.6.0-sun 1.6.0.191-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.7.0-oracle 1.7.0.171-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.8.0-oracle 1.8.0.161-1jpp.2.el7, java-1.6.0-sun-src 1.6.0.191-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.6.0-sun-demo 1.6.0.191-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.6.0-sun-jdbc 1.6.0.191-1jpp.1.el7, +9 more Red Hat Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Compute Node (v. 7) java-1.6.0-sun 1.6.0.191-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.7.0-oracle 1.7.0.171-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.8.0-oracle 1.8.0.161-1jpp.2.el7, java-1.6.0-sun-src 1.6.0.191-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.6.0-sun-demo 1.6.0.191-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.6.0-sun-jdbc 1.6.0.191-1jpp.1.el7, +5 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2018:0100
  • Red Hat Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6 java-1.6.0-sun 1.6.0.191-1jpp.2.el6, java-1.6.0-sun-src 1.6.0.191-1jpp.2.el6, java-1.6.0-sun-demo 1.6.0.191-1jpp.2.el6, java-1.6.0-sun-jdbc 1.6.0.191-1jpp.2.el6, java-1.7.0-oracle 1.7.0.171-1jpp.1.el6_9, java-1.8.0-oracle 1.8.0.161-1jpp.1.el6_9, +9 more Red Hat Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node 6 java-1.6.0-sun 1.6.0.191-1jpp.2.el6, java-1.6.0-sun-src 1.6.0.191-1jpp.2.el6, java-1.6.0-sun-demo 1.6.0.191-1jpp.2.el6, java-1.6.0-sun-jdbc 1.6.0.191-1jpp.2.el6, java-1.7.0-oracle 1.7.0.171-1jpp.1.el6_9, java-1.8.0-oracle 1.8.0.161-1jpp.1.el6_9, +9 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2018:1203
  • Red Hat Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) java-1.6.0-sun 1.6.0.191-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.7.0-oracle 1.7.0.171-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.8.0-oracle 1.8.0.161-1jpp.2.el7, java-1.6.0-sun-src 1.6.0.191-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.6.0-sun-demo 1.6.0.191-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.6.0-sun-jdbc 1.6.0.191-1jpp.1.el7, +9 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2018:0100
  • Red Hat Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6 java-1.6.0-sun 1.6.0.191-1jpp.2.el6, java-1.6.0-sun-src 1.6.0.191-1jpp.2.el6, java-1.6.0-sun-demo 1.6.0.191-1jpp.2.el6, java-1.6.0-sun-jdbc 1.6.0.191-1jpp.2.el6, java-1.7.0-oracle 1.7.0.171-1jpp.1.el6_9, java-1.8.0-oracle 1.8.0.161-1jpp.1.el6_9, +9 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2018:1203
  • Red Hat Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) java-1.6.0-sun 1.6.0.191-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.7.0-oracle 1.7.0.171-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.8.0-oracle 1.8.0.161-1jpp.2.el7, java-1.6.0-sun-src 1.6.0.191-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.6.0-sun-demo 1.6.0.191-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.6.0-sun-jdbc 1.6.0.191-1jpp.1.el7, +9 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2018:0100
  • Red Hat Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6 java-1.6.0-sun 1.6.0.191-1jpp.2.el6, java-1.6.0-sun-src 1.6.0.191-1jpp.2.el6, java-1.6.0-sun-demo 1.6.0.191-1jpp.2.el6, java-1.6.0-sun-jdbc 1.6.0.191-1jpp.2.el6, java-1.7.0-oracle 1.7.0.171-1jpp.1.el6_9, java-1.8.0-oracle 1.8.0.161-1jpp.1.el6_9, +9 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2018:1203
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Supplementary (v. 7) java-1.7.1-ibm 1.7.1.4.25-1jpp.3.el7, java-1.8.0-ibm 1.8.0.5.15-1jpp.5.el7, java-1.7.1-ibm-src 1.7.1.4.25-1jpp.3.el7, java-1.8.0-ibm-src 1.8.0.5.15-1jpp.5.el7, java-1.7.1-ibm-demo 1.7.1.4.25-1jpp.3.el7, java-1.7.1-ibm-jdbc 1.7.1.4.25-1jpp.3.el7, +4 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Supplementary (v. 7) java-1.7.1-ibm 1.7.1.4.25-1jpp.3.el7, java-1.8.0-ibm 1.8.0.5.15-1jpp.5.el7, java-1.7.1-ibm-src 1.7.1.4.25-1jpp.3.el7, java-1.8.0-ibm-src 1.8.0.5.15-1jpp.5.el7, java-1.7.1-ibm-demo 1.7.1.4.25-1jpp.3.el7, java-1.8.0-ibm-demo 1.8.0.5.15-1jpp.5.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2018:1723
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  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 6) java-1.7.1-ibm 1.7.1.4.25-1jpp.2.el6_9, java-1.8.0-ibm 1.8.0.5.15-1jpp.2.el6_9, java-1.7.1-ibm-src 1.7.1.4.25-1jpp.2.el6_9, java-1.8.0-ibm-src 1.8.0.5.15-1jpp.2.el6_9, java-1.7.1-ibm-demo 1.7.1.4.25-1jpp.2.el6_9, java-1.7.1-ibm-jdbc 1.7.1.4.25-1jpp.2.el6_9, +4 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Supplementary (v. 6) java-1.7.1-ibm 1.7.1.4.25-1jpp.2.el6_9, java-1.8.0-ibm 1.8.0.5.15-1jpp.2.el6_9, java-1.7.1-ibm-src 1.7.1.4.25-1jpp.2.el6_9, java-1.8.0-ibm-src 1.8.0.5.15-1jpp.2.el6_9, java-1.7.1-ibm-demo 1.7.1.4.25-1jpp.2.el6_9, java-1.8.0-ibm-demo 1.8.0.5.15-1jpp.2.el6_9 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 6) java-1.7.1-ibm 1.7.1.4.25-1jpp.2.el6_9, java-1.8.0-ibm 1.8.0.5.15-1jpp.2.el6_9, java-1.7.1-ibm-src 1.7.1.4.25-1jpp.2.el6_9, java-1.8.0-ibm-src 1.8.0.5.15-1jpp.2.el6_9, java-1.7.1-ibm-demo 1.7.1.4.25-1jpp.2.el6_9, java-1.7.1-ibm-jdbc 1.7.1.4.25-1jpp.2.el6_9, +4 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2018:1724
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 7) java-1.7.1-ibm 1.7.1.4.25-1jpp.3.el7, java-1.8.0-ibm 1.8.0.5.15-1jpp.5.el7, java-1.7.1-ibm-src 1.7.1.4.25-1jpp.3.el7, java-1.8.0-ibm-src 1.8.0.5.15-1jpp.5.el7, java-1.7.1-ibm-demo 1.7.1.4.25-1jpp.3.el7, java-1.7.1-ibm-jdbc 1.7.1.4.25-1jpp.3.el7, +4 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2018:1723
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary (v. 6) java-1.7.1-ibm 1.7.1.4.25-1jpp.2.el6_9, java-1.8.0-ibm 1.8.0.5.15-1jpp.2.el6_9, java-1.7.1-ibm-src 1.7.1.4.25-1jpp.2.el6_9, java-1.8.0-ibm-src 1.8.0.5.15-1jpp.2.el6_9, java-1.7.1-ibm-demo 1.7.1.4.25-1jpp.2.el6_9, java-1.7.1-ibm-jdbc 1.7.1.4.25-1jpp.2.el6_9, +4 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2018:1724
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary (v. 7) java-1.7.1-ibm 1.7.1.4.25-1jpp.3.el7, java-1.8.0-ibm 1.8.0.5.15-1jpp.5.el7, java-1.7.1-ibm-src 1.7.1.4.25-1jpp.3.el7, java-1.8.0-ibm-src 1.8.0.5.15-1jpp.5.el7, java-1.7.1-ibm-demo 1.7.1.4.25-1jpp.3.el7, java-1.7.1-ibm-jdbc 1.7.1.4.25-1jpp.3.el7, +4 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2018:1723
  • Red Hat Satellite 5.6 (RHEL v.6) java-1.7.1-ibm 1.7.1.4.25-1jpp.3.el6 Red Hat Satellite 5.7 (RHEL v.6) java-1.7.1-ibm 1.7.1.4.25-1jpp.3.el6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2018:1974
  • Red Hat Satellite 5.8 (RHEL v.6) java-1.8.0-ibm 1.8.0.5.15-1jpp.2.el6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2018:1975

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
Assessed
2 y ago

Exploit prediction

3.94% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 90% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 7.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
NVD 2.0 5.8 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.

CPEs and fixed versions use Anchore's correction of NVD's data: Updated Java versions.