Buffer overflow in Eclipse OpenJ9

1) Buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU77334

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-10245

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service attack.

The vulnerability exists due to Java bytecode verifier incorrectly allows a method to execute past the end of bytecode array causing crashes. A remote attacker can trigger memory corruption and perform a denial of service attack.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

OpenJ9: 0.0 - 0.13.0-m1

External links

http://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=545588
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108094
http://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1166
http://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1165
http://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1164
http://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1163
http://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1238
http://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1325

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.