Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in OpenJ9 Prior to 0.44.0 and After 0.13.0
CVE-2024-3933

7.3HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor
Eclipse Foundation
Status
Open J9
Vendor
CVE Published:
27 May 2024

Summary

Eclipse OpenJ9 prior to version 0.44.0 and after 0.13.0 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability impacting the IBM Z platform. When using the JVM option -Xgc:concurrentScavenge, the 'System.arrayCopy' function may generate an incorrect length value due to overlapping source and destination memory regions. This flaw occurs during the Concurrent Scavenge Garbage Collection process, leading to the risk of unauthorized memory access, which can compromise sensitive data and system integrity.

Affected Version(s)

Open J9 0.13.0 < 0.44.0

References

https://gitlab.eclipse.org/security/cve-assignement/-/iss...
issue-tracking
https://github.com/eclipse/omr/pull/7275
patch

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.3
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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