Path Traversal in IBM Sdk

CVE-2018-1656

The IBM Java Runtime Environment's Diagnostic Tooling Framework for Java (DTFJ) (IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition 6.0 , 7.0, and 8.0) does not protect against path traversal attacks when extracting compressed dump files. IBM X-Force ID: 144882.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.4 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.045 (91.4th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 91st percentile — 91.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2018-1656: held from 0.045 to 0.045.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.045 · newest: 0.045 · change: -0.001

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-1656?
CVE-2018-1656 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Sdk, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.4/10. Published 2018-08-20.
How severe is CVE-2018-1656?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.4 out of 10.