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CVE-2018-3183: canonical ubuntu_linux

CVSS: 9.0v3.1CriticalModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2018-3183CGA-39fm-jpqm-5w8jCGA-8775-776p-4pvj
Published 17-10-2018Last modified 02-10-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-3183 is a critical (CVSS 9.0) vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 2.80% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 86.2% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.0/10
010
Critical · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
2.80%
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 22 · Related 17

Timeline

  1. 17-10-2018
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 02-10-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Vulnerability in the Java SE, Java SE Embedded, JRockit component of Oracle Java SE (subcomponent: Scripting). Supported versions that are affected are Java SE: 8u182 and 11; Java SE Embedded: 8u181; JRockit: R28.3.19. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise Java SE, Java SE Embedded, JRockit. While the vulnerability is in Java SE, Java SE Embedded, JRockit, attacks may significantly impact additional products. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Java SE, Java SE Embedded, JRockit. Note: This vulnerability applies to Java deployments, typically in clients running sandboxed Java Web Start applications or sandboxed Java applets (in Java SE 8), that load and run untrusted code (e.g. code that comes from the internet) and rely on the Java sandbox for security. This vulnerability can also be exploited by using APIs in the specified Component, e.g. through a web service which supplies data to the APIs. 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).

CVSS metrics

6 scores · 4 sources · 3 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

2.80%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

86%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 2.80% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
2.80%

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

Chainguard18 products
  • openjdk-10All versions (No fix recorded)
  • 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
Redhat8 products
Oracle3 products
  • jdkEOL1.8.0:update181 | 11.0.0
  • jreEOL1.8.0:update181 | 11.0.0
  • jrockitr28.3.19
Ubuntu2 products
  • openjdk-8< 8u181-b13-1ubuntu0.16.04.1 | < 8u191-b12-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
  • openjdk-lts< 10.0.2+13-1ubuntu0.18.04.3
Wolfi2 products
  • openjdk-10All versions (No fix recorded)
  • openjdk-9-jreAll versions (No fix recorded)
Canonical1 product
Debian1 product
Hp1 product
Oracle corporation1 product
  • javaJava SE: 8u181, 11 | Java SE Embedded: 8u181 | JRockit: R28.3.19

9 vendors · 37 products

References

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