Buffer overflow in Eclipse Openj9
CVE-2018-12547
In Eclipse OpenJ9, prior to the 0.12.0 release, the jio_snprintf() and jio_vsnprintf() native methods ignored the length parameter. This affects existing APIs that called the functions to exceed the allocated buffer. This functions were not directly callable by non-native user code.
Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.027 (86.0th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 86th percentile — 86.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.027 · newest: 0.027 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Eclipse Openj9
- The Eclipse Foundation Openj9 — versions unspecified
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop — versions 6.0, 7.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server — versions 6.0, 7.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation — versions 6.0, 7.0
- Red Hat Satellite — versions 5.8
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0474 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi (Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0469 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0473 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0472 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0640 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1238 (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-12547?
- CVE-2018-12547 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Eclipse Openj9, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-02-11.
- How severe is CVE-2018-12547?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.