Is CVE-2018-2972 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2018-2972 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2018-2972?

CVE-2018-2972 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.9 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2018-2972?

CVE-2018-2972 has an EPSS score of 3.50% (88th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2018-2972?

Upgrade openjdk-11-jre on ubuntu 18.04 to 10.0.2+13-1ubuntu0.18.04.1 or later. Fixes are available for 4 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2018-2972

MEDIUMEPSS 88th pctl

5.9

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Vulnerability in the Java SE component of Oracle Java SE (subcomponent: Security). The supported version that is affected is Java SE: 10.0.1. 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 unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Java SE 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 5.9 (Confidentiality impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N).

How to fix

Remediation Available

openjdk-11-jreUbuntu

Fixed in:10.0.2+13-1ubuntu0.18.04.1USN-3747-1

openjdk-11-jre-headlessUbuntu

Fixed in:10.0.2+13-1ubuntu0.18.04.1USN-3747-1

openjdk-11-jre-zeroUbuntu

Fixed in:10.0.2+13-1ubuntu0.18.04.1USN-3747-1

openjdk-ltsUbuntu

Fixed in:10.0.2+13-1ubuntu0.18.04.1USN-3747-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityHigh

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

3.50%probability of exploitation in 30 days

88thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 88% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

oracle.com

Third-Party Advisory1

securityfocus.com

Other references3

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.