7.4

CVE-2018-2637: canonical ubuntu_linux

CVSS: 7.4v3.1HighModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2018-2637CGA-23ww-pq5g-7fm3CGA-4cmj-wm4r-vp9p
Published 18-01-2018Last modified 03-10-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-2637 is a high (CVSS 7.4) vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 4.62% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
31/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.4/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
4.62%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 25 · Related 15

Timeline

  1. 18-01-2018
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 03-10-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Vulnerability in the Java SE, Java SE Embedded, JRockit component of Oracle Java SE (subcomponent: JMX). Supported versions that are affected are Java SE: 6u171, 7u161, 8u152 and 9.0.1; Java SE Embedded: 8u151; JRockit: R28.3.16. 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: 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. 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).

CVSS metrics

5 scores · 3 sources · 3 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

4.62%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

92%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 4.62% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
4.62%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Chainguard16 products
  • openjdk-11-openj9-default-policy< 0.53.0-r0
  • openjdk-17-openj9-default-policy< 0.53.0-r0
  • openjdk-21-openj9-default-policy< 0.53.0-r0
  • openjdk-25-openj9< 0.59.0-r1
  • openjdk-25-openj9-dbg< 0.59.0-r1
Redhat7 products
Hp3 products
Oracle3 products
  • jdkEOL1.6.0:update171 | 1.7.0:update161 | 1.8.0:update152 | 9.0.1
  • jreEOL1.6.0:update171 | 1.7.0:update161 | 1.8.0:update152 | 9.0.1
  • jrockitr28.3.16
Ubuntu3 products
  • openjdk-7< 7u171-2.6.13-0ubuntu0.14.04.2
  • openjdk-8< 8u162-b12-0ubuntu0.16.04.2
  • openjdk-9All versions (No fix recorded)
Canonical1 product
Debian1 product
Oracle corporation1 product
  • javaJava SE: 6u171 | 7u161 | 8u152 | 9.0.1; Java SE Embedded: 8u151; JRockit: R28.3.16
Schneider-electric1 product

9 vendors · 36 products

References

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