CVE-2019-2973: Canonical Ubuntu Linux

Low severity, CVSS 3.7. EPSS: 3.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Vulnerability in the Java SE, Java SE Embedded product of Oracle Java SE (component: JAXP). 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).

Affected products

  • Canonical Ubuntu Linux: version 16.04 only; version 18.04 only; version 19.04 only; version 19.10 only
  • Debian Debian Linux: version 8.0 only; version 9.0 only; version 10.0 only
  • Netapp Active Iq Unified Manager: from 7.3; from 9.5
  • Netapp E-Series Santricity OS Controller: from 11.0.0, up to and including 11.50.2
  • Netapp E-Series Santricity Storage Manager: affected versions not specified
  • Netapp E-Series Santricity Unified Manager: affected versions not specified
  • Netapp E-Series Santricity Web Services Proxy: affected versions not specified
  • Netapp Oncommand Workflow Automation: affected versions not specified
  • Netapp Snapmanager: affected versions not specified
  • Opensuse Leap: version 15.0 only; version 15.1 only
  • Oracle JDK: version 1.7.0 only; version 1.8.0 only; version 11.0.4 only; version 13.0.0 only
  • Oracle JRE: version 1.7.0 only; version 1.8.0 only; version 11.0.4 only; version 13.0.0 only
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux: version 8.0 only
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop: version 6.0 only; version 7.0 only
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Eus: version 7.7 only; version 8.1 only; version 8.6 only
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server: version 6.0 only; version 7.0 only
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Aus: version 7.7 only
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Tus: version 7.7 only
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation: version 6.0 only; version 7.0 only
  • Red Hat Satellite: version 5.8 only

Published 2019-10-16. Last modified 2026-06-17.