CVE-2018-1517
A flaw in the java.math component in IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition 6.0, 7.0, and 8.0 may allow an attacker to inflict a denial-of-service attack with specially crafted String data.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.93%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
A flaw in the java.math component in IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition 6.0, 7.0, and 8.0 may allow an attacker to inflict a denial-of-service attack with specially crafted String data. IBM X-Force ID: 141681.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 3.93% probability · 90th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- ibm/software development kit · redhat/satellite · redhat/enterprise linux desktop · redhat/enterprise linux server · redhat/enterprise linux workstation
- Source
- psirt@us.ibm.com
EPSS 3.9% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10719653Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105117Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2568Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2569Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2575Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2576Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2712Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2713Third Party Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/141681VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10719653Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105117Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2568Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2569Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2575Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2576Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2712Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2713Third Party Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/141681VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.