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CVE-2018-1417 — Ibm Java Sdk security vulnerability

High CVSS 8.1

Under certain circumstances, a flaw in the J9 JVM (IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition 7.1 and 8.0) allows untrusted code running under a security manager to elevate its privileges. IBM X-Force ID: 138823.

Severity
High
CVSS
8.1 (3.0)
Published
2018-02-22
CISA KEV
Not currently listed
Ecosystem
java/maven
Weaknesses
CWE-732

Affected products

  • ibm / java_sdk / 6.0.0.0
  • ibm / java_sdk / 6.1.0.0
  • ibm / java_sdk / 7.0.0.0
  • ibm / java_sdk / 7.1.0.0
  • ibm / java_sdk / 8.0.0.0

Matched remediation archetype

Privilege escalation and unsafe privilege management

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Check exposure

  • Map service accounts, operating-system identities, roles, capabilities, impersonation, set-user transitions, and administrative helper paths.
  • Determine whether untrusted users or lower-privilege processes can reach the affected transition or modify inputs it trusts.
  • Review file, socket, registry, device, job, container, and cloud-role permissions used before and after privilege changes.

Remediate safely

  • Apply the supported fix and redesign privileged operations as a minimal, authenticated, allowlisted interface.
  • Drop privileges before processing untrusted input, verify the drop succeeds, and remove unnecessary roles, capabilities, and write permissions.
  • Validate ownership and permissions at time of use and add explicit lower-to-higher privilege boundary tests.

Authoritative sources

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