CVE-2017-10342 Denial of service in Java

Medium 5.3 Published 19 Oct 2017 Updated 4 Oct 2024

An unauthenticated attacker can cause a partial denial of service in the Java Advanced Management Console via network access.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2017-10342?

CVE-2017-10342 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Oracle Corporation Java, published on 19 Oct 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Vulnerability in the Java Advanced Management Console component of Oracle Java SE (subcomponent: Server). The supported version that is affected is Java Advanced Management Console: 2.7. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise Java Advanced Management Console. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a partial denial of service (partial DOS) of Java Advanced Management Console. 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).

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-10342?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Oracle Java Advanced Management Console.

How do I fix CVE-2017-10342?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-10342 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2017-10342 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-10342 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-26gg-j5m5-45c6.