# CVE-2019-2964: Denial of service in Java

> An unauthenticated attacker can cause a partial denial of service in Java SE via the Concurrency component by supplying data to APIs.

- **Severity:** Low 3.7 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 16 Oct 2019
- **Updated:** 1 Oct 2024
- **Also known as:** CLEANSTART-2026-CE96566, CLEANSTART-2026-SY04716, DEBIAN-CVE-2019-2964, GHSA-5gmg-gq5q-xv3f, MINI-69mp-8chp-2mfh, MINI-826p-2rrj-2crq, MINI-9pj2-2wvw-m2ff, MINI-h6q6-grrh-24rg, MINI-p735-34f3-qf4h, UBUNTU-CVE-2019-2964

## What is CVE-2019-2964?

CVE-2019-2964 is a low-severity denial of service vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 16 Oct 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-2964?

It affects 19 products.


Products: Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Debian Debian Linux, Netapp E-Series Santricity Os Controller, Netapp E-Series Santricity Storage Manager, Netapp E-Series Santricity Unified Manager, Netapp E-Series Santricity Web Services Proxy, Netapp Oncommand Workflow Automation, Netapp Snapmanager, Opensuse Leap, Oracle Jdk, Oracle Jre, Redhat Enterprise Linux, Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop, Redhat Enterprise Linux Eus, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Tus, Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation, Redhat Satellite.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-2964?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2019-2964 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-2964 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Canonical Ubuntu Linux

- [CVE-2020-11651](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-11651/): SaltStack Salt Authentication Bypass (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2020-7247](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-7247/): OpenSMTPD Remote Code Execution (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2019-16928](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-16928/): Exim Out-of-bounds Write (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2018-6789](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-6789/): Exim Buffer Overflow (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2015-2590](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-2590/): Oracle Java SE and Java SE Embedded Remote Code Execution (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-2964 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-2964 is a low-severity denial of service vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 16 Oct 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-2964 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Canonical Ubuntu Linux. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-2964/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-2964/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-2964
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-2964
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-2964

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