Security restrictions bypass in IBM Java SDK - CVE-2018-1417

 

Security restrictions bypass in IBM Java SDK - CVE-2018-1417

Published: May 2, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU12354
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 9.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1417
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.

The weakness exists due to allowing untrusted code running under a security manager. A remote attacker can gain root privileges.

Affected software

IBM Java SDK
IBM AIX
Red Hat Satellite
IBM Cognos Command Center

How to mitigate CVE-2018-1417

Install update from vendor's website.


External References

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