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CVE-2018-12539

In Eclipse OpenJ9 version 0.8, users other than the process owner may be able to use Java Attach API to connect to an Ec

In Eclipse OpenJ9 version 0.8, users other than the process owner may be able to use Java Attach API to connect to an Eclipse OpenJ9 or IBM JVM on the same machine and use Attach API operations, which includes the ability to execute untrusted native code. Attach API is enabled by default on Windows, Linux and AIX JVMs and can be disabled using the command line option -Dcom.ibm.tools.attach.enable=no.

HIGH · CVSS 7.8 EPSS 0.00048
Schedule remediation
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-419Unprotected Primary Channel
CWE-502Deserialization of Untrusted Data
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Affected Products & Versions

2
eclipse openj9all versions
oracle enterprise manager base platformall versions
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Scoring & Timeline

7.8
HIGH · CVSS v3.0 · emo@eclipse.org
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD14 Aug 2018 · 07:29 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Vendor Advisories

13
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2018:2649-2
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2018:2839-2
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2018:3082-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2018:2839-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2018:2649-1
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References & Sources

4
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105126Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041765Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=534589Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2019-5072813.htmlPatchThird Party Advisory
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