CVE-2018-2599
Public on 2018-01-18
Modified on 2018-03-23
Description
It was discovered that the DNS client implementation in the JNDI component of OpenJDK did not use random source ports when sending out DNS queries. This could make it easier for a remote attacker to spoof responses to those queries.
Severity
Medium
CVSS v3 Base Score
See breakdown
Affected Packages
| Platform | Package | Release Date | Advisory | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 1 | java-1.7.0-openjdk | 2018-03-21 | ALAS-2018-974 | Fixed |
| Amazon Linux 1 | java-1.8.0-openjdk | 2018-02-07 | ALAS-2018-949 | Fixed |
| Amazon Linux 2 - Core | java-1.8.0-openjdk | 2018-02-07 | ALAS2-2018-949 | Fixed |
CVSS Scores
| Score Type | Score | Vector | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux | CVSSv3 | 4.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L |
| NVD | CVSSv2 | 5.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P |
| NVD | CVSSv3 | 4.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L |