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critical 9.1

CVE-2019-17631 json

From Eclipse OpenJ9 0.15 to 0.16, access to diagnostic operations such as causing a GC or creating a diagnostic file are permitted without…

published 2019-10-17 7 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2019-7944

cvss
9.1
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.1%
EPSS 2.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 81%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

From Eclipse OpenJ9 0.15 to 0.16, access to diagnostic operations such as causing a GC or creating a diagnostic file are permitted without any privilege checks.

Patch / fix

  • java-1.8.0-ibm RHEL 6 EXTRAS, network satellite 5.8 1:1.8.0.6.0-1jpp.1.el6_10
  • java-1.8.0-ibm RHEL 7 EXTRAS 1:1.8.0.6.0-1jpp.1.el7
  • java-1.8.0-ibm-src RHEL 7 EXTRAS 1:1.8.0.6.0-1jpp.1.el7
  • java-1.8.0-ibm-demo RHEL 7 EXTRAS 1:1.8.0.6.0-1jpp.1.el7
  • java-1.8.0-ibm-jdbc RHEL 7 EXTRAS 1:1.8.0.6.0-1jpp.1.el7
  • java-1.8.0-ibm-plugin RHEL 7 EXTRAS 1:1.8.0.6.0-1jpp.1.el7
  • java-1.8.0-ibm-src RHEL 6 EXTRAS 1:1.8.0.6.0-1jpp.1.el6_10
  • java-1.8.0-ibm-demo RHEL 6 EXTRAS 1:1.8.0.6.0-1jpp.1.el6_10

red hat advisories RHSA-2020:0006RHSA-2019:4115RHSA-2019:4113RHSA-2020:0046

  • java-1_8_0-ibm SLES for SAP 12 SP5, SLES for SAP 12 SP4, SLES for SAP 12 SP3 +16 more 1.8.0_sr6.0-30.60.1
  • java-1_8_0-ibm SLE Module for Legacy 15 SP1, SLE Module for Legacy 15 1.8.0_sr6.0-3.30.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2020:0024-1SUSE-SU-2020:0001-1

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2019-17631 updated cvss 8.4

JDK: Unrestricted access to diagnostic operations

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Supplementary java-1.8.0-ibm 1.8.0.6.0-3.el8_1, java-1.8.0-ibm-src 1.8.0.6.0-3.el8_1, java-1.8.0-ibm-demo 1.8.0.6.0-3.el8_1, java-1.8.0-ibm-jdbc 1.8.0.6.0-3.el8_1, java-1.8.0-ibm-plugin 1.8.0.6.0-3.el8_1, java-1.8.0-ibm-headless 1.8.0.6.0-3.el8_1, +1 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2020:0046
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Supplementary (v. 7) java-1.8.0-ibm 1.8.0.6.0-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.8.0-ibm-src 1.8.0.6.0-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.8.0-ibm-demo 1.8.0.6.0-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.8.0-ibm-jdbc 1.8.0.6.0-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.8.0-ibm-plugin 1.8.0.6.0-1jpp.1.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Supplementary (v. 7) java-1.8.0-ibm 1.8.0.6.0-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.8.0-ibm-src 1.8.0.6.0-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.8.0-ibm-demo 1.8.0.6.0-1jpp.1.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2019:4115
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 6) java-1.8.0-ibm 1.8.0.6.0-1jpp.1.el6_10, java-1.8.0-ibm-src 1.8.0.6.0-1jpp.1.el6_10, java-1.8.0-ibm-demo 1.8.0.6.0-1jpp.1.el6_10, java-1.8.0-ibm-jdbc 1.8.0.6.0-1jpp.1.el6_10, java-1.8.0-ibm-plugin 1.8.0.6.0-1jpp.1.el6_10 Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Supplementary (v. 6) java-1.8.0-ibm 1.8.0.6.0-1jpp.1.el6_10, java-1.8.0-ibm-src 1.8.0.6.0-1jpp.1.el6_10, java-1.8.0-ibm-demo 1.8.0.6.0-1jpp.1.el6_10 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 6) java-1.8.0-ibm 1.8.0.6.0-1jpp.1.el6_10, java-1.8.0-ibm-src 1.8.0.6.0-1jpp.1.el6_10, java-1.8.0-ibm-demo 1.8.0.6.0-1jpp.1.el6_10, java-1.8.0-ibm-jdbc 1.8.0.6.0-1jpp.1.el6_10, java-1.8.0-ibm-plugin 1.8.0.6.0-1jpp.1.el6_10
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2019:4113
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 7) java-1.8.0-ibm 1.8.0.6.0-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.8.0-ibm-src 1.8.0.6.0-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.8.0-ibm-demo 1.8.0.6.0-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.8.0-ibm-jdbc 1.8.0.6.0-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.8.0-ibm-plugin 1.8.0.6.0-1jpp.1.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2019:4115
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary (v. 6) java-1.8.0-ibm 1.8.0.6.0-1jpp.1.el6_10, java-1.8.0-ibm-src 1.8.0.6.0-1jpp.1.el6_10, java-1.8.0-ibm-demo 1.8.0.6.0-1jpp.1.el6_10, java-1.8.0-ibm-jdbc 1.8.0.6.0-1jpp.1.el6_10, java-1.8.0-ibm-plugin 1.8.0.6.0-1jpp.1.el6_10
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2019:4113
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary (v. 7) java-1.8.0-ibm 1.8.0.6.0-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.8.0-ibm-src 1.8.0.6.0-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.8.0-ibm-demo 1.8.0.6.0-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.8.0-ibm-jdbc 1.8.0.6.0-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.8.0-ibm-plugin 1.8.0.6.0-1jpp.1.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2019:4115
  • Red Hat Satellite 5.8 (RHEL v.6) java-1.8.0-ibm 1.8.0.6.0-1jpp.1.el6_10
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2020:0006
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 java-1.7.1-ibm, java-1.7.1-ibm-src, java-1.7.1-ibm-demo, java-1.7.1-ibm-jdbc, java-1.7.1-ibm-plugin Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 java-1.7.1-ibm, java-1.7.1-ibm-src, java-1.7.1-ibm-demo, java-1.7.1-ibm-jdbc, java-1.7.1-ibm-plugin
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

2.07% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 81% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 9.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 6.4 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

Affected products

  • The Eclipse Foundation Eclipse OpenJ9

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-285 Improper Authorization
  • CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.