CVE-2018-12539

JDK: privilege escalation via insufficiently restricted access to Attach API

Published Aug 14, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 7.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
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.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2018-4504 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.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
eclipse
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 8:38 AM
Reserved
Jun 18, 2018, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Aug 14, 2018, 7:29 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 1:37 AM
Severity
Important
Public date
May 11, 2018, 12:00 AM