Eclipse OpenJ9 0.8 Java Attach API deserialization

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A vulnerability was found in Eclipse OpenJ9 0.8. It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown function of the component Java Attach API. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a deserialization vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-502. The product deserializes untrusted data without sufficiently verifying that the resulting data will be valid. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

In Eclipse OpenJ9 version 0.8, users other than the process owner may be able to use Java Attach API to connect to an Eclipse OpenJ9 or IBM JVM on the same machine and use Attach API operations, which includes the ability to execute untrusted native code. Attach API is enabled by default on Windows, Linux and AIX JVMs and can be disabled using the command line option -Dcom.ibm.tools.attach.enable=no.

The bug was discovered 08/14/2018. The weakness was disclosed 08/14/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at bugs.eclipse.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2018-12539 since 06/18/2018. The attack needs to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 112178 (RHEL 6 : java-1.8.0-ibm (RHSA-2018:2575)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Red Hat Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 371180 (IBM Java SDK Multiple Vulnerabilities (Oracle July 17 2018 CPU (1.6.0_201, 1.7.0_191, 1.8.0_181))).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 3 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (112178). The entries 81142, 82682, 83122 and 93149 are pretty similar.

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Class: Deserialization
CWE: CWE-502 / CWE-20
ATT&CK: Unknown

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Nessus ID: 112178
Nessus Name: RHEL 6 : java-1.8.0-ibm (RHSA-2018:2575)
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Advisory: RHSA-2018:2575
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2018-12539 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1041765
SecurityFocus: 105126 - Eclipse OpenJ9 CVE-2018-12539 Multiple Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities

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Created: 08/15/2018 06:41
Updated: 05/02/2023 08:53
Changes: 08/15/2018 06:41 (69), 03/15/2020 16:21 (6), 05/02/2023 08:51 (5), 05/02/2023 08:53 (1)
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