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CVE-2019-2978 Detail

Description

Vulnerability in the Java SE, Java SE Embedded product of Oracle Java SE (component: Networking). Supported versions that are affected are Java SE: 7u231, 8u221, 11.0.4 and 13; Java SE Embedded: 8u221. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise Java SE, Java SE Embedded. 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. 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 3.7 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L).


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Hyperlink Resource
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00064.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00064.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00066.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00066.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-12/msg00031.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-12/msg00031.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2019-5072832.html Patch  Vendor Advisory 
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2019-5072832.html Patch  Vendor Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3134 Third Party Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3134 Third Party Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3135 Third Party Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3135 Third Party Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3136 Third Party Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3136 Third Party Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3157 Third Party Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3157 Third Party Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3158 Third Party Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3158 Third Party Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:4109 Third Party Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:4109 Third Party Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:4110 Third Party Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:4110 Third Party Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:4113 Third Party Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:4113 Third Party Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:4115 Third Party Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:4115 Third Party Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0006 Third Party Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0006 Third Party Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0046 Third Party Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0046 Third Party Advisory 
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/12/msg00005.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/12/msg00005.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Oct/27 Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Oct/27 Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Oct/31 Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Oct/31 Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191017-0001/ Third Party Advisory 
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191017-0001/ Third Party Advisory 
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4223-1/ Third Party Advisory 
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4223-1/ Third Party Advisory 
https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4546 Third Party Advisory 
https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4546 Third Party Advisory 
https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4548 Third Party Advisory 
https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4548 Third Party Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
NVD-CWE-noinfo Insufficient Information cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2019-2978
NVD Published Date:
10/16/2019
NVD Last Modified:
11/20/2024
Source:
Oracle