CVE-2017-3241

critical
Published 2017-01-27 ยท Modified 2026-05-13
CVSS v3
9.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4 NEW
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not yet in upstream
VIR risk
10.0

Description

Vulnerability in the Java SE, Java SE Embedded, JRockit component of Oracle Java SE (subcomponent: RMI). Supported versions that are affected are Java SE: 6u131, 7u121 and 8u112; Java SE Embedded: 8u111; JRockit: R28.3.12. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise Java SE, Java SE Embedded, JRockit. While the vulnerability is in Java SE, Java SE Embedded, JRockit, attacks may significantly impact additional products. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Java SE, Java SE Embedded, JRockit. 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 v3.0 Base Score 9.0 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts).

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
93%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

No mitigations published for this CVE yet.

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Exploits

Public proof-of-concept code below. AS-IS, for defenders and authorised testing only.

Exploit-DB

EDB-41145 dos multiple verified
ERPScan ยท 2017-01-23

Oracle OpenJDK Runtime Environment 1.8.0_112-b15 - Java Serialization Denial Of Service

Source code queued for fetch โ€” refresh in a moment.

OS impact

suse SUSE Affected 1 release
VersionStatusFixed in
โ€” Affected โ€”
debian Debian Fixed 1 release
VersionStatusFixed in
sid Fixed 8u121-b13-1

Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
oracle oraclejdk1.6
oracle oraclejdk1.7
oracle oraclejdk1.8
oracle oraclejre1.6
oracle oraclejre1.7
oracle oraclejre1.8
oracle oraclejrockitr28.3.12

References

CWEs

CWE-20

Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.