Out-of-bounds Read in Eclipse Omr

CVE-2025-14549

In the Eclipse OMR compiler component, since release 0.7.0, an optimization enabled for Eclipse OpenJ9 consumers of OMR on Z processors incorrectly handles NUL (0x00) characters during the Latin-compatible charset (UTF-8, ISO8859-1, ASCII…

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.003 (16.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-14549?
CVE-2025-14549 is a high-severity vulnerability in Eclipse Omr, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2025-12-15.
How severe is CVE-2025-14549?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.