5.3

CVE-2018-2815: canonical ubuntu_linux

CVSS: 5.3v3.1MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2018-2815CGA-342j-3945-57wwCGA-c4jf-99gf-p8mr
Published 19-04-2018Last modified 06-05-2025
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-2815 is a medium (CVSS 5.3) vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 5.14% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
22/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.3/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
5.14%
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 22 · Duplicates 1 · Related 13
DSA-4185-1DSA-4225-1MGASA-2018-0218OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10876-1RHSA-2018:1188RHSA-2018:1191

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, JRockit component of Oracle Java SE (subcomponent: Serialization). Supported versions that are affected are Java SE: 6u181, 7u171, 8u162 and 10; Java SE Embedded: 8u161; JRockit: R28.3.17. Easily exploitable 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 ability to cause a partial denial of service (partial DOS) of Java SE, Java SE Embedded, JRockit. 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 5.3 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L).

CVSS metrics

7 scores · 5 sources · 3 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

5.14%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

92%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

-0.03 pp

From 5.17% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
5.14%

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
Redhat6 products
Oracle3 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
  • jrockitr28.3.17
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
Hp1 product
Oracle corporation1 product
  • javaJava SE: 6u181 | 7u171 | 8u162 | 10; Java SE Embedded: 8u161; JRockit: R28.3.17
Schneider-electric1 product

10 vendors · 37 products

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