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IBM Java: IBM Security Update August 2017 (CVE-2017-1376)

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IBM Java: IBM Security Update August 2017 (CVE-2017-1376)

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
08/28/2017
Created
03/19/2019
Added
10/05/2018
Modified
10/05/2018

Description

A flaw in the IBM J9 VM class verifier allows untrusted code to disable the security manager and elevate its privileges. IBM X-Force ID: 126873.

Solution(s)

  • ibm-java-upgrade-6_1_8_50
  • ibm-java-upgrade-7_0_10_10
  • ibm-java-upgrade-7_1_4_10
  • ibm-java-upgrade-8_0_4_7

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