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critical 9.0

CVE-2018-2938 json

Vulnerability in the Java SE component of Oracle Java SE (subcomponent: Java DB).

published 2018-07-18 8 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2018-14793

cvss
9.0
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.1%
EPSS 2.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 81%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Vulnerability in the Java SE component of Oracle Java SE (subcomponent: Java DB). Supported versions that are affected are Java SE: 6u191, 7u181 and 8u172. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise Java SE. While the vulnerability is in Java SE, attacks may significantly impact additional products. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Java SE. 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. CVE-2018-2938 addresses CVE-2018-1313. 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).

Patch / fix

  • oracle java_se 1.6.0_201, 1.7.0_191, 1.8.0_181, 6.0.201, 7.0.191, 8.0.181
  • oracle jdk 1.6.0_201, 1.7.0_191, 1.8.0_181, 6.0.201, 7.0.191, 8.0.181
  • oracle jre 1.6.0_201, 1.7.0_191, 1.8.0_181, 6.0.201, 7.0.191, 8.0.181
  • sun java 1.6.0_201, 1.7.0_191, 1.8.0_181, 6.0.201, 7.0.191, 8.0.181
  • sun java_se 1.6.0_201, 1.7.0_191, 1.8.0_181, 6.0.201, 7.0.191, 8.0.181
  • sun jdk 1.6.0_201, 1.7.0_191, 1.8.0_181, 6.0.201, 7.0.191, 8.0.181
  • sun jre 1.6.0_201, 1.7.0_191, 1.8.0_181, 6.0.201, 7.0.191, 8.0.181
  • oracle openjdk 1.6.0_201, 1.7.0_191, 1.8.0_181, 6.0.201, 7.0.191, 8.0.181
  • sun openjdk 1.6.0_201, 1.7.0_191, 1.8.0_181, 6.0.201, 7.0.191, 8.0.181
  • java-1_8_0-openjdk SLES 12 SP3, SLES 12 SP2-BCL, SLED 12 SP3 +7 more 1.8.0.181-27.26.2
  • java-1_7_0-openjdk SLES 12 SP4, SLES 12 SP3, SLES 12 SP2-BCL +11 more 1.7.0.201-43.18.1
  • java-1_8_0-openjdk SLE Module for Legacy 15 1.8.0.181-3.10.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2018:3064-3SUSE-SU-2019:0049-2SUSE-SU-2019:0049-1SUSE-SU-2018:3064-2SUSE-SU-2018:3064-1SUSE-SU-2018:3045-1

  • java-1_8_0-openjdk openSUSE Tumbleweed 1.8.0.302-2.2

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10876-1

  • openjdk8 Alpine 3.24, Alpine 3.23, Alpine 3.22 +17 more 8.181.13-r0

alpine advisories ALPINE-CVE-2018-2938

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Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2018-2938 updated cvss 9.0

JDK: unspecified vulnerability fixed in 6u201, 7u191, and 8u181 (Java DB)

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 java-1.6.0-sun, java-1.7.0-oracle, java-1.8.0-oracle, java-1.6.0-sun-src, java-1.6.0-sun-demo, java-1.6.0-sun-jdbc, +10 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 java-1.6.0-sun, java-1.7.0-oracle, java-1.8.0-oracle, java-1.6.0-sun-src, java-1.6.0-sun-demo, java-1.6.0-sun-jdbc, +12 more
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
Assessed
2 y ago

Exploit prediction

2.07% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 81% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 9.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 6.8 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

  • Oracle Corporation Java

References

Sources

Fencer Intel keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.

CPEs and fixed versions use Anchore's correction of NVD's data: Updated Java versions.