CVE-2017-3544Vulnerability in the Java SE, Java SE Embedded, JRockit component of Oracle Java SE (subcomponent: Networking). Supported versions that are affected are Java SE: 6u141, 7u131 and 8u121; Java SE Embedded: 8u121; JRockit: R28.3.13. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via SMTP to compromise Java SE, Java SE Embedded, JRockit. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of Java SE, Java SE Embedded, JRockit accessible data. Note: Applies to client and server deployment of Java. 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 3.7 (Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N).
No public exploit
Nothing published shows this CVE being exploited, which is not the same as ruling it out. nothing published in 9 years.
CVSS E:U
A Waratek agent blocks this today.
Applicable rule: CVE has an ARMR patch rule that provides mitigation
| Decided by | armr-patch-file : An ARMR patch file on disk for this CVE |
|---|---|
| Finding | CVE has an ARMR patch rule that provides mitigation |
Shipped files covering this CVE. A CVE genuinely takes more than one: separate Maven artifacts hooking different parser classes, the same patch built for two ARMR versions, or a fix at both the framework and the container.
vcpu/2017/Q2-April/CVE-2017-3544/patch/2.6/CVE-2017-3544.armr patch rule added 2020-06-26 updated 2026-03-04app("2017 APRIL CPU"):
requires(version: "ARMR/2.6")
/***************************************************************************
CVE-2017-3544 (2017 APRIL CPU)
CVSS 3.0 Summary:
Base Score | 3.7 LOW
Access Vector | Network
Access Complexity | High
Privileges Required | None
User Interaction | None
Confidentiality Impact | None
Integrity Impact | Low
Availability Impact | None
Description:
A newline injection flaw was discovered in the SMTP client
implementation in the Networking component in OpenJDK. A remote
attacker could possibly use this flaw to manipulate SMTP connections
established by a Java application.
Resources:
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-3544
Affected Versions:
6u141, 7u131, 8u121, JRockit R28.3.13
Tested Versions:
6u0 - 6u141
7u0 - 7u131
8u0 - 8u121
Protection Provided:
Functional
Patch Version:
1.0
***************************************************************************/
patch("CVE-2017-3544 :01"):
function("sun/net/smtp/SmtpClient.to(Ljava/lang/String;)V",
checksums: ["d98bf8eb2e", // 6u0 - 6u141, 7u0 - 7u131
"65b1d45aac"]) // 8u0 - 8u121
entry()
code(language: java, import: ["java.io.IOException"]):
public void patch(JavaFrame frame) {
String s = (String)frame.loadStringParam(1);
if (s.indexOf('\n') != -1) {
frame.raiseException( new IOException("Illegal SMTP command",
new IllegalArgumentException("Illegal carriage return")));
}
}
endcode
endpatch
patch("CVE-2017-3544 :02"):
function("sun/net/smtp/SmtpClient.from(Ljava/lang/String;)V",
checksums: ["d98bf8eb2e", // 6u0 - 6u141, 7u0 - 7u131
"65b1d45aac"]) // 8u0 - 8u121
entry()
code(language: java, import: ["java.io.IOException",
"sun.net.smtp.SmtpClient"]):
private JavaMethod issueCommandMethod;
public void load() {
issueCommandMethod = JavaMethod.load("sun/net/smtp/SmtpClient.issueCommand(Ljava/lang/String;I)V");
}
public void patch(JavaFrame frame) {
SmtpClient client = (SmtpClient) frame.loadThisVariable();
String s = (String) frame.loadStringVariable(1);
if (s.indexOf('\n') != -1) {
frame.raiseException(new IOException("Illegal SMTP command",
new IllegalArgumentException("Illegal carriage return")));
return;
}
if (s.startsWith("<")) {
issueCommandMethod.call(client, "mail from: " + s + "\r\n", 250);
} else {
issueCommandMethod.call(client, "mail from: <" + s + ">\r\n", 250);
}
frame.returnVoid();
}
endcode
endpatch
endapp
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
2 metrics
VRT selects the newest version's highest entry and
publishes it as cvssScore, newest rather than largest because scores are not comparable
across versions, and highest rather than first because the first entry is frequently a CNA placeholder
scoring 0.0 over NVD's own analysis.
| Version | Score | Band | Vector | Assigner | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.0 | 3.7 | LOW | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |
NVD | Primary | published |
| CVSS 2.0 | 4.3 | no band published | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
NVD | Primary |
| Advisory | Type | Quarter | Products Oracle named in risk matrix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oracle Critical Patch Update April 2017 ↗ | CPU | 2017-Q2 | Oracle Java SE / Networking (Java SE: 6u141, 7u131, 8u121; Java SE Embedded: 8u121; JRockit: R28.3.13) |
| Family | Component | Oracle's version cell (verbatim) | Indexed as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oracle Java SE | Networking | Java SE: 6u141, 7u131, 8u121; Java SE Embedded: 8u121; JRockit: R28.3.13 | 6.0.141.0 · 7.0.131.0 · 8.0.121.0 |
| Source | Vendor | Product | Scheme | Affected Versions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nvd | debian | debian linux | generic | 8.0 |
| nvd | android | generic | 4.4.4 · 5.0.2 · 5.1.1 · 6.0 · 6.0.1 · 7.0 · 7.1.1 · 7.1.2 | |
| nvd | oracle | jdk | javase | 1.6.0:update141 · 1.7.0:update131 · 1.8.0:update121 |
| nvd | oracle | jre | javase | 1.6.0:update141 · 1.7.0:update_131 · 1.8.0:update_121 |
| nvd | oracle | jrockit | generic | r28.3.13 |
| nvd | redhat | enterprise linux desktop | generic | 6.0 · 7.0 |
| nvd | redhat | enterprise linux server | generic | 6.0 · 7.0 |
| nvd | redhat | enterprise linux server aus | generic | 7.3 · 7.4 · 7.6 |
| nvd | redhat | enterprise linux server eus | generic | 7.3 · 7.4 · 7.5 · 7.6 |
| nvd | redhat | enterprise linux server tus | generic | 7.3 · 7.6 |
| nvd | redhat | enterprise linux workstation | generic | 6.0 · 7.0 |
| nvd | redhat | icedtea | generic | < 3.4.0 |
| nvd | redhat | satellite | generic | 5.8 |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1108 | ADVISORY, RHSA-2017:1108 |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-3544 | REPORT, RHSA-2017:1108 |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1109 | ADVISORY, RHSA-2017:1109 |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1117 | ADVISORY, RHSA-2017:1117 |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1204 | ADVISORY, RHSA-2017:1204 |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1220 | ADVISORY, RHSA-2017:1220 |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3453 | ADVISORY, RHSA-2017:3453 |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3858 | Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2017-3236618.html | Patch, Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97745 | Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| Published | 2017-04-24 | By the CVE Program. |
|---|---|---|
| ARMR remediation created | 2020-06-26 | Earliest commit adding this CVE's ARMR patch or security rule. |
| ARMR remediation last updated | 2026-03-04 | Most recent commit touching this CVE's ARMR patch or security rule. |
| Last VRT activity | 2026-03-04 | Most recent commit touching this CVE's classification, patch or rule file. |
| NVD record modified | 2026-06-17 | NVD's own last-modified date for this record. |