#VU77337 Buffer overflow in OpenJ9 - CVE-2018-12547 

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#VU77337 Buffer overflow in OpenJ9 - CVE-2018-12547

Published: June 15, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU77337
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-12547
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
OpenJ9
Software vendor:
Eclipse

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to the jio_snprintf() and jio_vsnprintf() native methods ignored the length parameter. A remote attacker can trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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