CVE-2018-12549 describes a critical vulnerability in Eclipse OpenJ9 version 0.11.0, where the JIT compiler can incorrectly omit a null check on the receiver object of an Unsafe call, impacting various Eclipse and Red Hat Enterprise Linux products. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, potentially leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code in Metasploit or ExploitDB, or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.11.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:openj9:0.11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:satellite:5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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