Buffer overflow in Eclipse Openj9
CVE-2019-11772
In Eclipse OpenJ9 prior to 0.15, the String.getBytes(int, int, byte[], int) method does not verify that the provided byte array is non-null nor that the provided index is in bounds when compiled by the JIT. This allows arbitrary writes to…
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.021 (79.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
Affected products
- Eclipse Openj9
- The Eclipse Foundation Openj9 — versions unspecified
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- emo@eclipse.org (Vendor Advisory, Permissions Required, x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- emo@eclipse.org (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
- emo@eclipse.org (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
- emo@eclipse.org (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
- emo@eclipse.org (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-11772?
- CVE-2019-11772 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Eclipse Openj9, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-07-17.
- How severe is CVE-2019-11772?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.