CVE-2019-2958: Medium severity ibm engineering requirements quality assistant vulnerability
An unspecified vulnerability in Java SE related to the Libraries component could allow an unauthenticated attacker to cause no confidentiality impact, high integrity impact, and no availability impact.
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Vulnerability in the Java SE, Java SE Embedded product of Oracle Java SE (component: Libraries). 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 creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or all Java SE, Java SE Embedded accessible data. 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 5.9 (Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N).
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the vulnerability ID for this vulnerability?
The vulnerability ID for this vulnerability is CVE-2019-2958.
What component of Java SE is affected by this vulnerability?
The vulnerability affects the Libraries component of Java SE.
What impact could an unauthenticated attacker have on this vulnerability?
An unauthenticated attacker could cause no confidentiality impact, high integrity impact, and no availability impact.
What is the severity of CVE-2019-2958?
The severity of CVE-2019-2958 is medium.
Where can I find more information about this vulnerability?
More information about this vulnerability can be found at https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/169264.