IBM SDK Java Technology Edition 8 on AIX RPATH access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in IBM SDK Java Technology Edition 8 on AIX. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component RPATH Handler. Such manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2018-1890. Local access is required to approach this attack. No exploit exists.

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A vulnerability was found in IBM SDK Java Technology Edition 8 on AIX (Programming Language Software). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality of the component RPATH Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition Version 8 on the AIX platform uses absolute RPATHs which may facilitate code injection and privilege elevation by local users. IBM X-Force ID: 152081.

The bug was discovered 03/01/2019. The weakness was disclosed 03/11/2019 with Oracle (Website). The advisory is shared for download at exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2018-1890 since 12/13/2017. The attack needs to be approached locally. The successful exploitation needs a simple authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 07/31/2023). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 10 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 172155 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for java-1_8_0-ibm (SUSE-SU-2019:0617-1)).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 106596†). The entries VDB-129618, VDB-130738 and VDB-130739 are pretty similar. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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01/15/2019 +398 days 🔍
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07/31/2023 +1602 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Organization: Oracle
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2018-1890 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-1890
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-131552
X-Force: 152081
SecurityFocus: 106596 - Oracle Java SE CVE-2019-2422 Information Disclosure Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2019 07:05
Updated: 07/31/2023 10:28
Changes: 03/12/2019 07:05 (64), 05/15/2020 11:51 (4), 07/31/2023 10:23 (3), 07/31/2023 10:28 (13)
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