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CVE-2014-0878 json

The IBMSecureRandom component in the IBMJCE and IBMSecureRandom cryptographic providers in IBM SDK Java Technology Edition 5.0 before Servi…

published 2014-05-26 12 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2014-0908

cvss
5.8
version 2.0, 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

The IBMSecureRandom component in the IBMJCE and IBMSecureRandom cryptographic providers in IBM SDK Java Technology Edition 5.0 before Service Refresh 16 FP6, 6 before Service Refresh 16, 6.0.1 before Service Refresh 8, 7 before Service Refresh 7, and 7R1 before Service Refresh 1 makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to defeat cryptographic protection mechanisms by predicting the random number generator's output.

Patch / fix

  • java-1.6.0-ibm network satellite 5.6, network satellite 5.5, network satellite 5.4 1:1.6.0.16.0-1jpp.1.el5
  • java-1.6.0-ibm network satellite 5.6, network satellite 5.5, network satellite 5.4 1:1.6.0.16.0-1jpp.1.el6
  • java-1.7.1-ibm RHEL 7 EXTRAS 1:1.7.1.1.0-1jpp.2.el7_0
  • java-1.7.1-ibm-src RHEL 7 EXTRAS 1:1.7.1.1.0-1jpp.2.el7_0
  • java-1.7.1-ibm-demo RHEL 7 EXTRAS 1:1.7.1.1.0-1jpp.2.el7_0
  • java-1.7.1-ibm-jdbc RHEL 7 EXTRAS 1:1.7.1.1.0-1jpp.2.el7_0
  • java-1.7.1-ibm-plugin RHEL 7 EXTRAS 1:1.7.1.1.0-1jpp.2.el7_0
  • java-1.7.0-ibm RHEL 5 EXTRAS 1:1.7.0.7.0-1jpp.1.el5_10

red hat advisories RHSA-2014:0982RHSA-2014:0705RHSA-2014:0486RHSA-2014:0508RHSA-2014:0509

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-2014-0878 updated cvss 5.8

JDK: Vulnerability in the IBMSecureRandom implementation of the IBMJCE and IBMSecureRandom cryptographic providers

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Supplementary (v. 7) java-1.7.1-ibm 1.7.1.1.0-1jpp.2.el7_0, java-1.7.1-ibm-src 1.7.1.1.0-1jpp.2.el7_0, java-1.7.1-ibm-demo 1.7.1.1.0-1jpp.2.el7_0, java-1.7.1-ibm-jdbc 1.7.1.1.0-1jpp.2.el7_0, java-1.7.1-ibm-plugin 1.7.1.1.0-1jpp.2.el7_0 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Supplementary (v. 7) java-1.7.1-ibm 1.7.1.1.0-1jpp.2.el7_0, java-1.7.1-ibm-src 1.7.1.1.0-1jpp.2.el7_0, java-1.7.1-ibm-demo 1.7.1.1.0-1jpp.2.el7_0
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0705
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 5) java-1.7.0-ibm 1.7.0.7.0-1jpp.1.el5_10, java-1.5.0-ibm 1.5.0.16.6-1jpp.1.el5_10, java-1.6.0-ibm 1.6.0.16.0-1jpp.1.el5_10, java-1.7.0-ibm-src 1.7.0.7.0-1jpp.1.el5_10, java-1.5.0-ibm-src 1.5.0.16.6-1jpp.1.el5_10, java-1.6.0-ibm-src 1.6.0.16.0-1jpp.1.el5_10, +13 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 6) java-1.7.0-ibm 1.7.0.7.0-1jpp.1.el6_5, java-1.5.0-ibm 1.5.0.16.6-1jpp.1.el6_5, java-1.6.0-ibm 1.6.0.16.0-1jpp.1.el6_5, java-1.7.0-ibm-src 1.7.0.7.0-1jpp.1.el6_5, java-1.5.0-ibm-src 1.5.0.16.6-1jpp.1.el6_5, java-1.6.0-ibm-src 1.6.0.16.0-1jpp.1.el6_5, +11 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Supplementary (v. 6) java-1.7.0-ibm 1.7.0.7.0-1jpp.1.el6_5, java-1.5.0-ibm 1.5.0.16.6-1jpp.1.el6_5, java-1.6.0-ibm 1.6.0.16.0-1jpp.1.el6_5, java-1.7.0-ibm-src 1.7.0.7.0-1jpp.1.el6_5, java-1.5.0-ibm-src 1.5.0.16.6-1jpp.1.el6_5, java-1.6.0-ibm-src 1.6.0.16.0-1jpp.1.el6_5, +5 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 5) java-1.7.0-ibm 1.7.0.7.0-1jpp.1.el5_10, java-1.5.0-ibm 1.5.0.16.6-1jpp.1.el5_10, java-1.6.0-ibm 1.6.0.16.0-1jpp.1.el5_10, java-1.7.0-ibm-src 1.7.0.7.0-1jpp.1.el5_10, java-1.5.0-ibm-src 1.5.0.16.6-1jpp.1.el5_10, java-1.6.0-ibm-src 1.6.0.16.0-1jpp.1.el5_10, +13 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 6) java-1.7.0-ibm 1.7.0.7.0-1jpp.1.el6_5, java-1.5.0-ibm 1.5.0.16.6-1jpp.1.el6_5, java-1.6.0-ibm 1.6.0.16.0-1jpp.1.el6_5, java-1.7.0-ibm-src 1.7.0.7.0-1jpp.1.el6_5, java-1.5.0-ibm-src 1.5.0.16.6-1jpp.1.el6_5, java-1.6.0-ibm-src 1.6.0.16.0-1jpp.1.el6_5, +11 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0509
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 7) java-1.7.1-ibm 1.7.1.1.0-1jpp.2.el7_0, java-1.7.1-ibm-src 1.7.1.1.0-1jpp.2.el7_0, java-1.7.1-ibm-demo 1.7.1.1.0-1jpp.2.el7_0, java-1.7.1-ibm-jdbc 1.7.1.1.0-1jpp.2.el7_0, java-1.7.1-ibm-plugin 1.7.1.1.0-1jpp.2.el7_0
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0705
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary (v. 6) java-1.7.0-ibm 1.7.0.7.0-1jpp.1.el6_5, java-1.5.0-ibm 1.5.0.16.6-1jpp.1.el6_5, java-1.6.0-ibm 1.6.0.16.0-1jpp.1.el6_5, java-1.7.0-ibm-src 1.7.0.7.0-1jpp.1.el6_5, java-1.5.0-ibm-src 1.5.0.16.6-1jpp.1.el6_5, java-1.6.0-ibm-src 1.6.0.16.0-1jpp.1.el6_5, +11 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0509
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary (v. 7) java-1.7.1-ibm 1.7.1.1.0-1jpp.2.el7_0, java-1.7.1-ibm-src 1.7.1.1.0-1jpp.2.el7_0, java-1.7.1-ibm-demo 1.7.1.1.0-1jpp.2.el7_0, java-1.7.1-ibm-jdbc 1.7.1.1.0-1jpp.2.el7_0, java-1.7.1-ibm-plugin 1.7.1.1.0-1jpp.2.el7_0
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0705
  • Red Hat Satellite 5.4 (RHEL v.5) java-1.6.0-ibm 1.6.0.16.0-1jpp.1.el5 Red Hat Satellite 5.4 (RHEL v.6) java-1.6.0-ibm 1.6.0.16.0-1jpp.1.el6 Red Hat Satellite 5.5 (RHEL v.5) java-1.6.0-ibm 1.6.0.16.0-1jpp.1.el5 Red Hat Satellite 5.5 (RHEL v.6) java-1.6.0-ibm 1.6.0.16.0-1jpp.1.el6 Red Hat Satellite 5.6 (RHEL v.5) java-1.6.0-ibm 1.6.0.16.0-1jpp.1.el5 Red Hat Satellite 5.6 (RHEL v.6) java-1.6.0-ibm 1.6.0.16.0-1jpp.1.el6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0982

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Exploit prediction

2.09% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 81% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 5.8 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Classification

Weakness

References

Sources

Fencer Intel 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.