CVE-2017-10281

Vulnerability in the Java SE, Java SE Embedded, JRockit component of Oracle Java SE (subcomponent: Serialization). Supported versions that are affected are Java SE: 6u161, 7u151, 8u144 and 9; Java SE Embedded: 8u144; JRockit: R28.3.15. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise Java SE, Java SE Embedded, JRockit. 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, JRockit. Note: This vulnerability can be exploited through sandboxed Java Web Start applications and sandboxed Java applets. It can also be exploited by supplying data to APIs in the specified Component without using sandboxed Java Web Start applications or sandboxed Java applets, such as through a web service. 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).

Published: 2017-10-19 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2017-10281 is rated Moderate Risk (54.3/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.31%). EPSS rose +2.70% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-10281

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.60% 3.31% +2.70%
2 2026-05-13 0.73% 0.60% -0.13%
3 2025-12-28 — 0.73% —

Full EPSS history (20 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2017-10281

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.3 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:L)
Might cause slowdowns, glitches, or partial disruption—not a full brick.
 3.9 1.4 [email protected]
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2017-10281

OS Trackers for CVE-2017-10281

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2017-10281 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (openjdk-8), 1 status rows across 1 suites (sid): resolved 1. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-10281
gentoo normal CVE-2017-10281: 2 GLSA(s) (201710-31, 201711-14), 3 atom(s) (dev-java/icedtea-bin, dev-java/oracle-jdk-bin, dev-java/oracle-jre-bin); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2017-10281
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-10281
suse medium CVE-2017-10281 severity moderate: SUSE including 176 source package names (java-1.7.0-openjdk-1.7.0.161-2.6.12.0.el7_4, java-1.7.0-openjdk-accessibility-1.7.0.161-2.6.12.0.el7_4, …), 447 product×package rows across 62 product lines (Image SLES12-SP5-Azure-SAP-BYOS, Image SLES12-SP5-Azure-SAP-On-Demand, … (62 product lines)): Fixed 361, Known Not Affected 86. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-10281/
ubuntu medium CVE-2017-10281 medium priority: Ubuntu including 5 source packages (icedtea-web, openjdk-6, openjdk-7, openjdk-8, openjdk-9), 80 status rows across 16 suites (artful, bionic, cosmic, disco, eoan, focal, groovy, hirsute, impish, jammy, kinetic, lunar, trusty, upstream, xenial, zesty): DNE 43, not-affected 26, released 8, ignored 3. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-10281

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2017-10281

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
oracle jdk 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.6.0:update161:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jdk 1.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.7.0:update151:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jdk 1.8.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.8.0:update144:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jdk 1.9.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jre 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.6.0:update161:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jre 1.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.7.0:update151:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jre 1.8.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.8.0:update144:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jre 1.9.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jrockit r28.3.15 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jrockit:r28.3.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 7.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 8.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 9.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat satellite 5.8 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:satellite:5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_desktop 6.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_desktop 7.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_eus 7.4 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_eus 7.5 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_eus 7.6 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_eus 7.7 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_server 6.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_server 7.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_server_aus 7.4 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_server_aus 7.6 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_server_aus 7.7 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_server_tus 7.4 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_server_tus 7.6 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_server_tus 7.7 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_workstation 6.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_workstation 7.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp active_iq_unified_manager >= 7.3 cpe:2.3:a:netapp:active_iq_unified_manager:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*
netapp active_iq_unified_manager >= 9.5 cpe:2.3:a:netapp:active_iq_unified_manager:*:*:*:*:*:vmware_vsphere:*:*
netapp cloud_backup — cpe:2.3:a:netapp:cloud_backup:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp e-series_santricity_management_plug-ins — cpe:2.3:a:netapp:e-series_santricity_management_plug-ins:-:*:*:*:*:vmware_vcenter:*:*
netapp e-series_santricity_os_controller >= 11.0, <= 11.70.1 cpe:2.3:a:netapp:e-series_santricity_os_controller:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp e-series_santricity_storage_manager — cpe:2.3:a:netapp:e-series_santricity_storage_manager:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp e-series_santricity_web_services — cpe:2.3:a:netapp:e-series_santricity_web_services:-:*:*:*:*:web_services_proxy:*:*
netapp element_software — cpe:2.3:a:netapp:element_software:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp oncommand_balance — cpe:2.3:a:netapp:oncommand_balance:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp oncommand_insight — cpe:2.3:a:netapp:oncommand_insight:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp oncommand_performance_manager — cpe:2.3:a:netapp:oncommand_performance_manager:-:*:*:*:*:vmware_vsphere:*:*
netapp oncommand_shift — cpe:2.3:a:netapp:oncommand_shift:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp oncommand_unified_manager <= 7.1 cpe:2.3:a:netapp:oncommand_unified_manager:*:*:*:*:*:vsphere:*:*
netapp oncommand_unified_manager <= 7.1 cpe:2.3:a:netapp:oncommand_unified_manager:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*
netapp oncommand_unified_manager — cpe:2.3:a:netapp:oncommand_unified_manager:-:*:*:*:*:7-mode:*:*
netapp oncommand_workflow_automation — cpe:2.3:a:netapp:oncommand_workflow_automation:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp plug-in_for_symantec_netbackup — cpe:2.3:a:netapp:plug-in_for_symantec_netbackup:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp snapmanager — cpe:2.3:a:netapp:snapmanager:-:*:*:*:*:oracle:*:*
netapp snapmanager — cpe:2.3:a:netapp:snapmanager:-:*:*:*:*:sap:*:*
netapp steelstore_cloud_integrated_storage — cpe:2.3:a:netapp:steelstore_cloud_integrated_storage:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp storage_replication_adapter_for_clustered_data_ontap >= 7.2 cpe:2.3:a:netapp:storage_replication_adapter_for_clustered_data_ontap:*:*:*:*:*:vmware_vsphere:*:*
netapp storage_replication_adapter_for_clustered_data_ontap >= 7.2 cpe:2.3:a:netapp:storage_replication_adapter_for_clustered_data_ontap:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*
netapp vasa_provider_for_clustered_data_ontap >= 7.2 cpe:2.3:a:netapp:vasa_provider_for_clustered_data_ontap:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp vasa_provider_for_clustered_data_ontap 6.0 cpe:2.3:a:netapp:vasa_provider_for_clustered_data_ontap:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp virtual_storage_console >= 7.2 cpe:2.3:a:netapp:virtual_storage_console:*:*:*:*:*:vmware_vsphere:*:*
netapp virtual_storage_console 6.0 cpe:2.3:a:netapp:virtual_storage_console:6.0:*:*:*:*:vmware_vsphere:*:*

References for CVE-2017-10281

URL Tags
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2017-3236626.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101378 Broken Link
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039596 Broken Link
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2998 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2999 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3046 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3047 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3264 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3267 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3268 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3392 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3453 Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00033.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-31 Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201711-14 Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20171019-0001/ Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4015 Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4048 Third Party Advisory
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