3.1

CVE-2018-2790: canonical ubuntu_linux

CVSS: 3.1v3.1LowModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2018-2790CGA-c9fm-2m98-v3gwCGA-jmmr-xh8m-mvvf
Published 19-04-2018Last modified 06-05-2025
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-2790 is a low (CVSS 3.1) vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 4.83% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
13/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
3.1/10
010
Low · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
4.83%
0%100%
Low · -0.03 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 38 · Related 24
DSA-4185-1DSA-4225-1MGASA-2018-0218OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10871-1OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10872-1OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10873-1

Timeline

  1. 19-04-2018
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-05-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Vulnerability in the Java SE, Java SE Embedded component of Oracle Java SE (subcomponent: Security). Supported versions that are affected are Java SE: 6u181, 7u171, 8u162 and 10; Java SE Embedded: 8u161. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise Java SE, Java SE Embedded. Successful attacks require human interaction from a person other than the attacker. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of Java SE, Java SE Embedded accessible data. Note: This vulnerability applies to Java deployments, typically in clients running sandboxed Java Web Start applications or sandboxed Java applets, 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 3.1 (Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N).

CVSS metrics

7 scores · 5 sources · 3 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

4.83%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

92%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

-0.03 pp

From 4.86% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
4.83%

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

Chainguard19 products
  • corretto-8-dbg< 8.462.08.1-r2
  • 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
Redhat7 products
Oracle2 products
  • jdkEOL1.6.0:update181 | 1.7.0:update171 | 1.8.0:update162 | 10
  • jreEOL1.6.0:update181 | 1.7.0:update171 | 1.8.0:update162 | 10
Ubuntu2 products
  • openjdk-7< 7u181-2.6.14-0ubuntu0.1
  • openjdk-8< 8u171-b11-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 | < 8u171-b11-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
Wolfi2 products
  • openjdk-8-default-jvmAll versions (No fix recorded)
  • openjdk-9-jreAll versions (No fix recorded)
Canonical1 product
Debian1 product
Oracle corporation1 product
  • javaJava SE: 6u181 | 7u171 | 8u162 | 10; Java SE Embedded: 8u161
Schneider-electric1 product

9 vendors · 36 products

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