Public Static Natives in OpenJDK + Eclipse OpenJ9 Expose Pointer Vulnerability
CVE-2018-12548

9.8CRITICAL

Key Information:

Vendor

The Eclipse Foundation

Status
Eclipse Openj9
Vendor
CVE Published:
31 January 2019

What is CVE-2018-12548?

In OpenJDK + Eclipse OpenJ9 version 0.11.0, the NativeCrypto class exposes a security vulnerability due to public static natives that accept pointer values. The handling of these pointers in the native code can lead to potential security risks, as improper dereferencing may allow attackers to exploit the system. Ensuring proper validation and handling of these pointers is essential to mitigating potential attacks.

Affected Version(s)

Eclipse OpenJ9 0.11.0

References

https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=543792
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
9.8
Severity:
CRITICAL
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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