CVE-2018-3214: Canonical Ubuntu Linux

Medium severity, CVSS 5.3. EPSS: 6.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Vulnerability in the Java SE, Java SE Embedded, JRockit component of Oracle Java SE (subcomponent: Sound). Supported versions that are affected are Java SE: 6u201, 7u191 and 8u182; Java SE Embedded: 8u181; JRockit: R28.3.19. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise Java SE, Java SE Embedded, JRockit. 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, 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 5.3 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L).

Affected products

  • Canonical Ubuntu Linux: version 16.04 only; version 18.04 only; version 18.10 only
  • Debian Debian Linux: version 8.0 only; version 9.0 only
  • HP XP7 Command View: before 8.6.3-00 (fixed in 8.6.3-00)
  • 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 r28.3.19 only
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop: version 6.0 only; version 7.0 only
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Eus: version 7.6 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
  • 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

Published 2018-10-17. Last modified 2026-06-17.