Uninitialized Value Exposure in Eclipse OpenJ9 by IBM
CVE-2021-28167

6.5MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

The Eclipse Foundation

Status
Eclipse Openj9
Vendor
CVE Published:
21 April 2021

What is CVE-2021-28167?

In IBM's Eclipse OpenJ9 up to version 0.25.0, a flaw exists due to the usage of the jdk.internal.reflect.ConstantPool API. This design oversight may permit a user to invoke static methods or access static members bypassing the necessary class initialization method, resulting in the potential exposure of uninitialized values within the JVM. Such behavior raises serious concerns about application security, as it could lead to unintended information disclosure.

Affected Version(s)

Eclipse OpenJ9 <= 0.25.0

References

https://github.com/eclipse/openj9/issues/12016
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240621-0006/

CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.5
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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