USN-3734-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3734-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-3734-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-3734-1
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Published
2018-08-10T01:17:46.917431Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:36:25Z
Summary
openjdk-8 vulnerability
Details

It was discovered that the PatternSyntaxException class in OpenJDK did not properly validate arguments passed to it. An attacker could use this to possibly construct a class that caused a denial of service (excessive memory consumption).

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / openjdk-8

Package

Name
openjdk-8
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/openjdk-8@8u181-b13-0ubuntu0.16.04.1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
8u181-b13-0ubuntu0.16.04.1

Affected versions

Other

8u66-b01-5
8u72-b05-1ubuntu1
8u72-b05-5
8u72-b05-6
8u72-b15-1
8u72-b15-2ubuntu1
8u72-b15-2ubuntu3
8u72-b15-3ubuntu1
8u77-b03-1ubuntu2
8u77-b03-3ubuntu1
8u77-b03-3ubuntu2
8u77-b03-3ubuntu3

8u91-b14-0ubuntu4~16.*

8u91-b14-0ubuntu4~16.04.1

8u91-b14-3ubuntu1~16.*

8u91-b14-3ubuntu1~16.04.1

8u111-b14-2ubuntu0.*

8u111-b14-2ubuntu0.16.04.2

8u121-b13-0ubuntu1.*

8u121-b13-0ubuntu1.16.04.2

8u131-b11-0ubuntu1.*

8u131-b11-0ubuntu1.16.04.2

8u131-b11-2ubuntu1.*

8u131-b11-2ubuntu1.16.04.2
8u131-b11-2ubuntu1.16.04.3

8u151-b12-0ubuntu0.*

8u151-b12-0ubuntu0.16.04.2

8u162-b12-0ubuntu0.*

8u162-b12-0ubuntu0.16.04.2

8u171-b11-0ubuntu0.*

8u171-b11-0ubuntu0.16.04.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "8u181-b13-0ubuntu0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "openjdk-8-demo"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "8u181-b13-0ubuntu0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "openjdk-8-jdk"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "8u181-b13-0ubuntu0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "openjdk-8-jdk-headless"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "8u181-b13-0ubuntu0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "openjdk-8-jre"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "8u181-b13-0ubuntu0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "openjdk-8-jre-headless"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "8u181-b13-0ubuntu0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "openjdk-8-jre-jamvm"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "8u181-b13-0ubuntu0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "openjdk-8-jre-zero"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "8u181-b13-0ubuntu0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "openjdk-8-source"
        }
    ]
}