CVE-2018-1890 describes a code injection and privilege escalation vulnerability in IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition Version 8 on the AIX platform. The SDK's use of absolute RPATHs allows local users to potentially inject malicious code and elevate their privileges. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), this vulnerability poses a significant risk due to its low attack complexity and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:sdk:8.0:*:*:*:java_technology:*:*:* | ||
All Versions ImpactedCPE match | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:runtimes_for_java_technology:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.