Stack-based buffer overflow in OpenJ9 - CVE-2025-4447
Published: July 3, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU112132
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-4447
CWE-ID: CWE-121
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Eclipse
Affected software:
OpenJ9
OpenJ9
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability occurs when modifying a file on disk that is read when the JVM starts. A local user can trigger stack-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
How to mitigate CVE-2025-4447
Install updates from vendor's website.