VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2018-12547
In Eclipse OpenJ9, prior to the 0.12.0 release, the jio_snprintf() and jio_vsnprintf() native methods ignored the length parameter.
CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 2.74%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.74%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
In Eclipse OpenJ9, prior to the 0.12.0 release, the jio_snprintf() and jio_vsnprintf() native methods ignored the length parameter. This affects existing APIs that called the functions to exceed the allocated buffer. This functions were not directly callable by non-native user code.
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.74% probability · 85th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20, CWE-119
- Affected
- eclipse/openj9 · redhat/satellite · redhat/enterprise linux desktop · redhat/enterprise linux server · redhat/enterprise linux workstation
- Source
- emo@eclipse.org
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0469Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0472Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0473Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0474Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0640Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1238
- https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=543659Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0469Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0472Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0473Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0474Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0640Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1238
- https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=543659Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.