CVE-2017-1376

Impact:
Critical
Public Date:
2017-08-18
Bugzilla:
1483736: CVE-2017-1376 IBM JDK: class verifier allowing Security Manager bypass

The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:

A flaw in the IBM J9 VM class verifier allows untrusted code to disable the security manager and elevate its privileges. IBM X-Force ID: 126873.

Find out more about CVE-2017-1376 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.

CVSS v3 metrics

CVSS3 Base Score 8.8
CVSS3 Base Metrics CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High

Red Hat Security Errata

Platform Errata Release Date
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Supplementary (v. 6) (java-1.7.1-ibm) RHSA-2017:2481 2017-08-15
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Supplementary (v. 7) (java-1.7.1-ibm) RHSA-2017:2481 2017-08-15
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Supplementary (v. 6) (java-1.8.0-ibm) RHSA-2017:2469 2017-08-14
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Supplementary (v. 7) (java-1.8.0-ibm) RHSA-2017:2469 2017-08-14

Affected Packages State

Platform Package State
Red Hat Satellite 5 java-1.7.1-ibm Affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 java-1.6.0-ibm Not affected

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