Input validation error in IBM Java SDK - CVE-2018-1517

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Input validation error in IBM Java SDK - CVE-2018-1517

Published: October 3, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU81418
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1517
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

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

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error. A remote attacker can trigger denial of service conditions via specially crafted String data


Affected software

IBM Java SDK
Red Hat Satellite
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian
FlashSystem 900 9843-UF3
FlashSystem 840 9840-AE1 & 9843-AE1
FlashSystem 900 9840-AE2 and 9843-AE2
FlashSystem 900 9840-AE3 and 9843-AE3
SAN Volume Controller and Storwize Family
java-1.7.1-ibm-src (Red Hat package)
java-1.7.1-ibm-plugin (Red Hat package)
java-1.7.1-ibm-jdbc (Red Hat package)
java-1.7.1-ibm-devel (Red Hat package)
java-1.7.1-ibm-demo (Red Hat package)
java-1.7.1-ibm (Red Hat package)
java-1.8.0-ibm-devel (Red Hat package)
java-1.8.0-ibm (Red Hat package)
java-1.8.0-ibm-src (Red Hat package)
java-1.8.0-ibm-plugin (Red Hat package)
java-1.8.0-ibm-jdbc (Red Hat package)
java-1.8.0-ibm-demo (Red Hat package)

How to mitigate CVE-2018-1517

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability..

FlashSystem 900 9843-UF3 - addressed in versions 1.5.2.5, 1.6.1.0
FlashSystem 900 9840-AE2 and 9843-AE2 - addressed in versions 1.5.2.5, 1.6.1.0
FlashSystem 900 9840-AE3 and 9843-AE3 - addressed in versions 1.5.2.5, 1.6.1.0
FlashSystem 840 9840-AE1 & 9843-AE1 - addressed in versions 1.5.2.5, 1.6.1.0
java-1.7.1-ibm-src (Red Hat package) - addressed in versions 1.7.1.4.30-1jpp.1.el7, 1.7.1.4.30-1jpp.2.el6_10
java-1.7.1-ibm-plugin (Red Hat package) - addressed in versions 1.7.1.4.30-1jpp.1.el7, 1.7.1.4.30-1jpp.2.el6_10
java-1.7.1-ibm-jdbc (Red Hat package) - addressed in versions 1.7.1.4.30-1jpp.1.el7, 1.7.1.4.30-1jpp.2.el6_10
java-1.7.1-ibm-devel (Red Hat package) - addressed in versions 1.7.1.4.30-1jpp.1.el7, 1.7.1.4.30-1jpp.2.el6_10
java-1.7.1-ibm-demo (Red Hat package) - addressed in versions 1.7.1.4.30-1jpp.1.el7, 1.7.1.4.30-1jpp.2.el6_10
java-1.7.1-ibm (Red Hat package) - addressed in versions 1.7.1.4.30-1jpp.1.el7, 1.7.1.4.30-1jpp.2.el6_10
java-1.8.0-ibm-devel (Red Hat package) - addressed in versions 1.8.0.5.20-1jpp.1.el6_10, 1.8.0.5.20-1jpp.1.el7
java-1.8.0-ibm (Red Hat package) - addressed in versions 1.8.0.5.20-1jpp.1.el6_10, 1.8.0.5.20-1jpp.1.el7
java-1.8.0-ibm-src (Red Hat package) - addressed in versions 1.8.0.5.20-1jpp.1.el6_10, 1.8.0.5.20-1jpp.1.el7
java-1.8.0-ibm-plugin (Red Hat package) - addressed in versions 1.8.0.5.20-1jpp.1.el6_10, 1.8.0.5.20-1jpp.1.el7
java-1.8.0-ibm-jdbc (Red Hat package) - addressed in versions 1.8.0.5.20-1jpp.1.el6_10, 1.8.0.5.20-1jpp.1.el7
java-1.8.0-ibm-demo (Red Hat package) - addressed in versions 1.8.0.5.20-1jpp.1.el6_10, 1.8.0.5.20-1jpp.1.el7
SAN Volume Controller and Storwize Family - addressed in versions 7.8.1.8, 8.1.3.3, 8.2.0.0, 8.2.1.0

External References

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