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CVE-2018-2938· NVD / CVE Program· CNA oracle

Vulnerability in the Java SE component of Oracle Java SE (subcomponent: Java DB).

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Monitor (action score 37/100)

  • The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
  • Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 2% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 80.8% of all records.
  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. No account or password is required. No user action is required. Special conditions such as timing or configuration are required.
  • Fixed version: java-1_8_0-openjdk (SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Legacy 15) 1.8.0.181-3.10.1; java-1_7_0-openjdk (SUSE:OpenStack Cloud 7) 1.7.0.201-43.18.1; java-1_8_0-openjdk (SUSE:OpenStack Cloud 7) 1.8.0.181-27.26.2.

Low priority for now. Upgrade to java-1_8_0-openjdk (SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Legacy 15) 1.8.0.181-3.10.1; java-1_7_0-openjdk (SUSE:OpenStack Cloud 7) 1.7.0.201-43.18.1; java-1_8_0-openjdk (SUSE:OpenStack Cloud 7) 1.8.0.181-27.26.2 or later.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Vulnerability in the Java SE component of Oracle Java SE (subcomponent: Java DB). Supported versions that are affected are Java SE: 6u191, 7u181 and 8u172. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise Java SE. While the vulnerability is in Java SE, attacks may significantly impact additional products. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Java SE. 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. CVE-2018-2938 addresses CVE-2018-1313. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 9.0 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H).

CriticalCVSS 9.0 · v3.1—No exploit Fix available
Published
Jul 18, 2018
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
2.1% · 81th percentile
CWE
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Action score

37

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
36 / 40 · 9.0 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
1 / 30 · 2.1%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total

Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.

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Affected systems

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VendorProduct
oraclejdk
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netappe-series santricity storage manager
netapponcommand insight
netapponcommand unified manager
netapponcommand workflow automation
netappplug-in for symantec netbackup
netappsnapmanager
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Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • oracle jdk1.6.0
  • oracle jdk1.7.0
  • oracle jdk1.8.0
  • oracle jre1.6.0
  • oracle jre1.7.0
  • oracle jre1.8.0

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (oracle). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • Oracle Corporation Java

    • Java SE: 6u191, 7u181, 8u172affected

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Legacy 15java-1_8_0-openjdkbefore 1.8.0.181-3.10.11.8.0.181-3.10.1
SUSE:OpenStack Cloud 7java-1_7_0-openjdkbefore 1.7.0.201-43.18.11.7.0.201-43.18.1
SUSE:OpenStack Cloud 7java-1_8_0-openjdkbefore 1.8.0.181-27.26.21.8.0.181-27.26.2

Same product

oracle: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2012-4681Multiple vulnerabilities in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) component in Oracle Java SE 7 Update 6 and earlier allow remote attackers to KEV
    99Now
  • CVE-2013-0422Multiple vulnerabilities in Oracle Java 7 before Update 11 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by (1) using the public getMBeanKEV
    98Now
  • CVE-2011-3544Unspecified vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment component in Oracle Java SE JDK and JRE 7 and 6 Update 27 and earlier allows remotKEV
    98Now
  • CVE-2016-3427Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE 6u113, 7u99, and 8u77; Java SE Embedded 8u77; and JRockit R28.3.9 allows remote attackers to affKEV
    97Now
  • CVE-2012-1723Unspecified vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) component in Oracle Java SE 7 update 4 and earlier, 6 update 32 and earlier,KEV
    97Now
  • CVE-2015-2590Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE 6u95, 7u80, and 8u45, and Java SE Embedded 7u75 and 8u33 allows remote attackers to affect confiKEV
    77This week

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
suse:java-1_7_0-openjdk1.7.0.201-43.18.1 · SUSE:OpenStack Cloud 7Package registry (OSV)
suse:java-1_8_0-openjdk1.8.0.181-3.10.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Legacy 15Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

All researchers

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • No account or password is required.
  • No user action is required.
  • Special conditions such as timing or configuration are required.

If successful

Confidentiality
high · data can be read
Integrity
high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted

Impact can extend beyond the vulnerable component (scope changes).

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
High
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

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CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvd-primary

Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

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Change log

  1. Fix✗ → ✓

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References

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Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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