CVE-2019-2977: Medium severity IBM Engineering Requirements Quality Assistant On-Premises vulnerability

Published Oct 11, 2019
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Updated

An out of bounds access flaw was found in the optimized implementation of String indexof() method for x86 platform in the Hotspot component of OpenJDK. This could cause Java Virtual Machine to crash or disclose limited information about the memory content.

Other sources

An unspecified vulnerability in Java SE related to the VM component could allow an unauthenticated attacker to cause low confidentiality impact, no integrity impact, and low availability impact.

IBM

Vulnerability in the Java SE product of Oracle Java SE (component: Hotspot). Supported versions that are affected are Java SE: 11.0.4 and 13. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise Java SE. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized read access to a subset of Java SE accessible data and unauthorized ability to cause a partial denial of service (partial DOS) of Java SE. Note: This vulnerability applies to Java deployments, typically in clients running sandboxed Java Web Start applications or sandboxed Java applets (in Java SE 8), that load and run untrusted code (e.g., code that comes from the internet) and rely on the Java sandbox for security. This vulnerability does not apply to Java deployments, typically in servers, that load and run only trusted code (e.g., code installed by an administrator). CVSS 3.0 Base Score 4.8 (Confidentiality and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L).

Affected Software

18 affected componentsFixes available
redhat/java<11-openjdk-1:11.0.5.10-0.el7_7
11-openjdk-1:11.0.5.10-0.el7_7
redhat/java<11-openjdk-1:11.0.5.10-0.el8_0
11-openjdk-1:11.0.5.10-0.el8_0
IBM Engineering Requirements Quality Assistant On-Premises<=All
Oracle JDK=11.0.4
Oracle JDK=13.0.0
Oracle JRE=11.0.4
Oracle JRE=13.0.0
NetApp Active Iq Unified Manager Windows>=7.3
NetApp Active Iq Unified Manager Vmware Vsphere>=9.5
NetApp E-Series SANtricity OS Controller>=11.0.0<=11.50.2
NetApp E-series Santricity Storage Manager
NetApp E-series Santricity Unified Manager
NetApp E-series Santricity Web Services Proxy
NetApp OnCommand Workflow Automation
NetApp Snapmanager Oracle
NetApp Snapmanager Sap
Debian Debian Linux=10.0
debian/openjdk-11
11.0.24+8-2~deb11u111.0.30+7-1~deb11u111.0.30+7-1

Event History

Oct 11, 2019
Data Sourced
via Red Hat·09:49 PM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Oct 15, 2019
CVE Published
12:00 AM
Oct 16, 2019
CVE Published
via MITRE·05:40 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·05:40 PM
DescriptionWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·06:15 PM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Jan 11, 2024
Data Sourced
via Launchpad·11:28 PM
Description
Feb 23, 2026
Data Sourced
via Ubuntu·03:51 PM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Data Sourced
via Debian·03:51 PM
DescriptionAffected Software

Parent advisories

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the vulnerability ID for this Oracle Java SE vulnerability?

The vulnerability ID for this Oracle Java SE vulnerability is CVE-2019-2977.

2

What component of Oracle Java SE is affected by this vulnerability?

This vulnerability affects the Hotspot component of Oracle Java SE.

3

What versions of Java SE are affected by this vulnerability?

Java SE versions 11.0.4 and 13 are affected by this vulnerability.

4

How can an attacker exploit this vulnerability?

An unauthenticated attacker with network access via multiple protocols can exploit this vulnerability.

5

What is the severity of CVE-2019-2977?

The severity of CVE-2019-2977 is medium (4).

6

Where can I find more information about this vulnerability?

You can find more information about this vulnerability at the following references: [Oracle Security Alerts - CPUOct2019](https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2019.html#AppendixJAVA) and [Red Hat Security Advisory - RHSA-2019:3127](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3127).

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