Auth bypass in Eclipse Openj9
CVE-2019-17631
From Eclipse OpenJ9 0.15 to 0.16, access to diagnostic operations such as causing a GC or creating a diagnostic file are permitted without any privilege checks.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.021 (81.1th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 81st percentile — 81.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.021 · newest: 0.021 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Eclipse Openj9
- The Eclipse Foundation Openj9 — versions 0.15 to 0.16 inclusive
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux — versions 8.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop — versions 6.0, 7.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Eus — versions 8.1
- 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
- bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi (Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:4113 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:4115 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0006 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0046 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-17631?
- CVE-2019-17631 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Eclipse Openj9, classified under Improper Authorization. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2019-10-17.
- How severe is CVE-2019-17631?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.