High severity · published Aug 14, 2018
CVE-2018-12539
In Eclipse OpenJ9 version 0.8, users other than the process owner may be able to use Java Attach API to connect to an Eclipse OpenJ9 or IBM JVM on the same machine and use Attach…
7.8
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In Eclipse OpenJ9 version 0.8, users other than the process owner may be able to use Java Attach API to connect to an Eclipse OpenJ9 or IBM JVM on the same machine and use Attach API operations, which includes the ability to execute untrusted native code. Attach API is enabled by default on Windows, Linux and AIX JVMs and can be disabled using the command line option -Dcom.ibm.tools.attach.enable=no.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 42% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
EO
Eclipse OpenJ9 · The Eclipse Foundation
0.8 · source: vendor
EM
Enterprise Manager Base Platform · Oracle
13.2.0.0.0; 13.3.0.0.0 · source: NVD
OP
Openj9 · Eclipse
0.8 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-12539
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-12539
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105126
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041765
Not Applicable
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2568
Not Applicable
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2569
Not Applicable
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2575
Not Applicable
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2576
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