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 any 32-bit address or beyond the end of a byte array within Java code run under a SecurityManager.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
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: 0.021 (81.4th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 81st percentile — 81.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.019 · newest: 0.021 · change: +0.002
Affected products
- Eclipse Openj9
- The Eclipse Foundation Openj9 — versions unspecified
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi (Vendor Advisory, Permissions Required)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2585 (vendor-advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2590 (vendor-advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2592 (vendor-advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2737 (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.