CVE-2021-28167

Published Apr 21, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 6.5 Medium EPSS 1.1% KEV · Not listed
Description
In Eclipse Openj9 to version 0.25.0, usage of the jdk.internal.reflect.ConstantPool API causes the JVM in some cases to pre-resolve certain constant pool entries. This allows a user to call static methods or access static members without running the class initialization method, and may allow a user to observe uninitialized values.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2021-14860 In Eclipse Openj9 to version 0.25.0, usage of the jdk.internal.reflect.ConstantPool API causes the JVM in some cases to pre-resolve certain constant pool entries. This allows a user to call static methods or access static members without running the class initialization method, and may allow a user to observe uninitialized values.
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
eclipse
Published
Updated
Aug 3, 2024, 9:40 PM
Reserved
Mar 12, 2021, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Apr 21, 2021, 6:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 3:45 AM