CVE-2019-2602

Vulnerability in the Java SE, Java SE Embedded component of Oracle Java SE (subcomponent: Libraries). Supported versions that are affected are Java SE: 7u211, 8u202, 11.0.2 and 12; Java SE Embedded: 8u201. Easily exploitable 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 hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete 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 7.5 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H).

Published: 2019-04-23 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2019-2602 is rated Moderate Risk (46/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.23%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2019-2602

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 2026-03-13 0.28% 0.23% -0.05%
2 2026-03-02 0.22% 0.28% +0.06%
3 2025-12-02 0.22%

Full EPSS history (22 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2019-2602

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H 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:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
3.9 3.6 [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-2019-2602

OS Trackers for CVE-2019-2602

vendor priority summary link
alpine high CVE-2019-2602: 2 source package rows (openjdk7, openjdk8); 10 state rows across 7 repos (3.17-community, 3.18-community, 3.19-community, 3.20-community, 3.21-community, 3.22-community, edge-community); fixed 10, open 0. https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2019-2602
debian not yet assigned CVE-2019-2602 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 2 source packages (openjdk-11, openjdk-8), 3 status rows across 2 suites (bullseye, sid): resolved 3. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-2602
gentoo normal CVE-2019-2602: 1 GLSA(s) (201908-10), 2 atom(s) (dev-java/oracle-jdk-bin, dev-java/oracle-jre-bin); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2019-2602
redhat medium https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-2602
suse medium CVE-2019-2602 severity moderate: SUSE including 424 source package names (10.1.33-openjdk11-59.4:java-11-openjdk-11.0.3.0-3.21.2, 10.1.33-openjdk11-59.4:java-11-openjdk-headless-11.0.3.0-3.21.2, …), 992 product×package rows across 135 product lines (Container bci/openjdk, Container bci/openjdk-devel, … (135 product lines)): Fixed 755, Known Affected 231, Known Not Affected 6. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-2602/
ubuntu low CVE-2019-2602 low priority: Ubuntu including 7 source packages (icedtea-web, openjdk-12, …), 84 status rows across 12 suites (bionic, cosmic, disco, eoan, focal, groovy, hirsute, impish, jammy, trusty, upstream, xenial): DNE 46, not-affected 23, needs-triage 7, released 7, ignored 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-2602

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2019-2602

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
oracle jdk 1.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.7.0:update211:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jdk 1.8.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.8.0:update201:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jdk 1.8.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.8.0:update202:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jdk 11.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:11.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jdk 12 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jre 1.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.7.0:update211:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jre 1.8.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.8.0:update201:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jre 1.8.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.8.0:update202:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jre 11.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:11.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jre 12 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat openshift_container_platform 3.11 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform:3.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat satellite 5.8 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:satellite:5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux 8.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 8.1 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_eus 8.2 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_eus 8.4 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_eus 8.6 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 8.2 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_server_aus 8.4 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_server_aus 8.6 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_server_tus 8.2 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_server_tus 8.4 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_server_tus 8.6 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opensuse leap 15.0 cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opensuse leap 42.3 cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 16.04 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 18.04 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 18.10 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 19.10 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:19.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mcafee epolicy_orchestrator 5.9.0 cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:epolicy_orchestrator:5.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mcafee epolicy_orchestrator 5.9.1 cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:epolicy_orchestrator:5.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mcafee epolicy_orchestrator 5.10.0 cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:epolicy_orchestrator:5.10.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp xp7_command_view < 8.6.5-00 cpe:2.3:a:hp:xp7_command_view:*:*:*:*:advanced:*:*:*

References for CVE-2019-2602

URL Tags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00007.html Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00058.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00059.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00013.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2019-5072813.html Patch Vendor Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2019:0959 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1146 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1163 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1164 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1165 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1166 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1238 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1325 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1518 Third Party Advisory
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10285 Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/05/msg00011.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/May/75 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-10 Third Party Advisory
https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbst03959en_us Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3975-1/ Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4453 Third Party Advisory
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