| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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Summary
A vulnerability has been found in Oracle Java SE 7u211/8u202 and classified as critical. This affects an unknown function of the component 2D. Performing a manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2019-2698. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present. The affected component should be upgraded.
Details
A vulnerability was found in Oracle Java SE 7u211/8u202 (Programming Language Software). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown part of the component 2D. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
The bug was discovered 04/16/2019. The weakness was disclosed 04/16/2019 by Jann Horn with Google Project Zero as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - April 2019 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at oracle.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2019-2698 since 12/14/2018. The exploitability is told to be difficult. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.
The exploit is shared for download at packetstormsecurity.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 371749 (Oracle Java SE Critical Patch Update - April 2019).
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (46723) and SecurityFocus (BID 104232†). The entries VDB-117820, VDB-118107, VDB-121205 and VDB-126166 are pretty similar. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.
Product
Type
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Website
- Vendor: https://www.oracle.com
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.1VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.8
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VulDB Temp Score: 7.3
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Exploiting
Class: Access controlCWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
05/21/2018 🔍12/14/2018 🔍
04/16/2019 🔍
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04/18/2019 🔍
02/23/2025 🔍
Sources
Vendor: oracle.comAdvisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - April 2019
Researcher: Jann Horn
Organization: Google Project Zero
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2019-2698 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-2698
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-133647
SecurityFocus: 104232 - Multiple CPU Hardware CVE-2018-3639 Information Disclosure Vulnerability
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entry
Created: 04/18/2019 07:39Updated: 02/23/2025 22:56
Changes: 04/18/2019 07:39 (74), 05/30/2020 18:01 (7), 09/03/2023 08:33 (4), 06/28/2024 11:23 (22), 02/23/2025 22:56 (1)
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