CVE-2018-2800: Canonical Ubuntu Linux

Medium severity, CVSS 4.2. EPSS: 5.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Vulnerability in the Java SE, JRockit component of Oracle Java SE (subcomponent: RMI). Supported versions that are affected are Java SE: 6u181, 7u171 and 8u162; JRockit: R28.3.17. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise Java SE, JRockit. Successful attacks require human interaction from a person other than the attacker. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of Java SE, JRockit accessible data as well as unauthorized read access to a subset of Java SE, JRockit accessible data. 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. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 4.2 (Confidentiality and Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N).

Affected products

  • Canonical Ubuntu Linux: version 14.04 only; version 16.04 only; version 17.10 only
  • Debian Debian Linux: version 8.0 only; version 9.0 only
  • HP XP7 Command View: any version
  • Oracle JDK: version 1.6.0 only; version 1.7.0 only; version 1.8.0 only
  • Oracle JRE: version 1.6.0 only; version 1.7.0 only; version 1.8.0 only
  • Oracle JRockit: version r28.3.17 only
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop: version 6.0 only; version 7.0 only
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server: version 6.0 only; version 7.0 only
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Aus: version 7.6 only
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Eus: version 7.5 only; version 7.6 only
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Tus: version 7.6 only
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation: version 6.0 only; version 7.0 only
  • Red Hat Satellite: version 5.6 only; version 5.7 only; version 5.8 only
  • Schneider Electric Struxureware Data Center Expert: any version; before 7.6.0 (fixed in 7.6.0)

Published 2018-04-19. Last modified 2026-06-17.