CVE-2014-8891 json
Unspecified vulnerability in the Java Virtual Machine (JVM) in IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition 5.0 before SR16-FP9, 6 before SR16-FP3, 6R1…
published 2015-03-06 11 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2014-8718
- cvss
- 10.0
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 7.2%
- EPSS 7.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 94%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Unspecified vulnerability in the Java Virtual Machine (JVM) in IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition 5.0 before SR16-FP9, 6 before SR16-FP3, 6R1 before SR8-FP3, 7 before SR8-FP10, and 7R1 before SR2-FP10 allows remote attackers to escape the Java sandbox and execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors related to the security manager.
Patch / fix
- ibm java_sdk 6.0.16.3, 7.0.8.10, 7.1.2.10
- java-1.6.0-ibm RHEL 5 EXTRAS, network satellite 5.6 1:1.6.0.16.3-1jpp.1.el5
- java-1.6.0-ibm network satellite 5.7, network satellite 5.6 1:1.6.0.16.3-1jpp.1.el6
- java-1.7.1-ibm RHEL 6 EXTRAS 1:1.7.1.2.10-1jpp.3.el6_6
- java-1.7.1-ibm RHEL 7 EXTRAS 1:1.7.1.2.10-1jpp.3.el7_0
- java-1.7.1-ibm-src RHEL 6 EXTRAS 1:1.7.1.2.10-1jpp.3.el6_6
- java-1.7.1-ibm-src RHEL 7 EXTRAS 1:1.7.1.2.10-1jpp.3.el7_0
- java-1.7.1-ibm-demo RHEL 6 EXTRAS 1:1.7.1.2.10-1jpp.3.el6_6
- java-1.7.1-ibm-demo RHEL 7 EXTRAS 1:1.7.1.2.10-1jpp.3.el7_0
red hat advisories RHSA-2015:0264RHSA-2015:0133RHSA-2015:0263RHSA-2015:0136RHSA-2015:0135RHSA-2015:0134
- java-1_7_1-ibm SLES for SAP 12, SLES 12, SLE Software Development Kit 12 1.7.1_sr2.10-8.1
- java-1_6_0-ibm SLE Module for Legacy 12 1.6.0_sr16.3-12.1
suse advisories SUSE-SU-2015:0304-1SUSE-SU-2015:0306-1
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-2014-8891 updated cvss 6.8
JDK: unspecified full Java sandbox bypass fixed in Feb 2015 update
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Supplementary (v. 7) java-1.7.1-ibm 1.7.1.2.10-1jpp.3.el7_0, java-1.7.1-ibm-src 1.7.1.2.10-1jpp.3.el7_0, java-1.7.1-ibm-demo 1.7.1.2.10-1jpp.3.el7_0, java-1.7.1-ibm-jdbc 1.7.1.2.10-1jpp.3.el7_0, java-1.7.1-ibm-plugin 1.7.1.2.10-1jpp.3.el7_0 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Supplementary (v. 7) java-1.7.1-ibm 1.7.1.2.10-1jpp.3.el7_0, java-1.7.1-ibm-src 1.7.1.2.10-1jpp.3.el7_0, java-1.7.1-ibm-demo 1.7.1.2.10-1jpp.3.el7_0fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:0133
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 5) java-1.5.0-ibm 1.5.0.16.9-1jpp.1.el5, java-1.6.0-ibm 1.6.0.16.3-1jpp.1.el5, java-1.7.0-ibm 1.7.0.8.10-1jpp.4.el5, java-1.5.0-ibm-src 1.5.0.16.9-1jpp.1.el5, java-1.6.0-ibm-src 1.6.0.16.3-1jpp.1.el5, java-1.7.0-ibm-src 1.7.0.8.10-1jpp.4.el5, +13 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 6) java-1.5.0-ibm 1.5.0.16.9-1jpp.1.el6_6, java-1.6.0-ibm 1.6.0.16.3-1jpp.1.el6_6, java-1.7.1-ibm 1.7.1.2.10-1jpp.3.el6_6, java-1.5.0-ibm-src 1.5.0.16.9-1jpp.1.el6_6, java-1.6.0-ibm-src 1.6.0.16.3-1jpp.1.el6_6, java-1.7.1-ibm-src 1.7.1.2.10-1jpp.3.el6_6, +11 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Supplementary (v. 6) java-1.5.0-ibm 1.5.0.16.9-1jpp.1.el6_6, java-1.6.0-ibm 1.6.0.16.3-1jpp.1.el6_6, java-1.7.1-ibm 1.7.1.2.10-1jpp.3.el6_6, java-1.5.0-ibm-src 1.5.0.16.9-1jpp.1.el6_6, java-1.6.0-ibm-src 1.6.0.16.3-1jpp.1.el6_6, java-1.7.1-ibm-src 1.7.1.2.10-1jpp.3.el6_6, +5 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 5) java-1.5.0-ibm 1.5.0.16.9-1jpp.1.el5, java-1.6.0-ibm 1.6.0.16.3-1jpp.1.el5, java-1.7.0-ibm 1.7.0.8.10-1jpp.4.el5, java-1.5.0-ibm-src 1.5.0.16.9-1jpp.1.el5, java-1.6.0-ibm-src 1.6.0.16.3-1jpp.1.el5, java-1.7.0-ibm-src 1.7.0.8.10-1jpp.4.el5, +13 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 6) java-1.5.0-ibm 1.5.0.16.9-1jpp.1.el6_6, java-1.6.0-ibm 1.6.0.16.3-1jpp.1.el6_6, java-1.7.1-ibm 1.7.1.2.10-1jpp.3.el6_6, java-1.5.0-ibm-src 1.5.0.16.9-1jpp.1.el6_6, java-1.6.0-ibm-src 1.6.0.16.3-1jpp.1.el6_6, java-1.7.1-ibm-src 1.7.1.2.10-1jpp.3.el6_6, +11 morefixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:0136
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 7) java-1.7.1-ibm 1.7.1.2.10-1jpp.3.el7_0, java-1.7.1-ibm-src 1.7.1.2.10-1jpp.3.el7_0, java-1.7.1-ibm-demo 1.7.1.2.10-1jpp.3.el7_0, java-1.7.1-ibm-jdbc 1.7.1.2.10-1jpp.3.el7_0, java-1.7.1-ibm-plugin 1.7.1.2.10-1jpp.3.el7_0fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:0133
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary (v. 6) java-1.5.0-ibm 1.5.0.16.9-1jpp.1.el6_6, java-1.6.0-ibm 1.6.0.16.3-1jpp.1.el6_6, java-1.7.1-ibm 1.7.1.2.10-1jpp.3.el6_6, java-1.5.0-ibm-src 1.5.0.16.9-1jpp.1.el6_6, java-1.6.0-ibm-src 1.6.0.16.3-1jpp.1.el6_6, java-1.7.1-ibm-src 1.7.1.2.10-1jpp.3.el6_6, +11 morefixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:0136
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary (v. 7) java-1.7.1-ibm 1.7.1.2.10-1jpp.3.el7_0, java-1.7.1-ibm-src 1.7.1.2.10-1jpp.3.el7_0, java-1.7.1-ibm-demo 1.7.1.2.10-1jpp.3.el7_0, java-1.7.1-ibm-jdbc 1.7.1.2.10-1jpp.3.el7_0, java-1.7.1-ibm-plugin 1.7.1.2.10-1jpp.3.el7_0fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:0133
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Red Hat Satellite 5.6 (RHEL v.5) java-1.6.0-ibm 1.6.0.16.3-1jpp.1.el5 Red Hat Satellite 5.6 (RHEL v.6) java-1.6.0-ibm 1.6.0.16.3-1jpp.1.el6fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:0264
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Red Hat Satellite 5.7 (RHEL v.6) java-1.6.0-ibm 1.6.0.16.3-1jpp.1.el6fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:0263
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Exploit prediction
7.24% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
References
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rhn.redhat.com
/errata/RHSA-2015-0136.html
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
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lists.opensuse.org
/opensuse-security-announce/2015-02/msg00033.html
vendor-advisory, mailing-list, third-party-advisory
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rhn.redhat.com
/errata/RHSA-2015-0264.html
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
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lists.opensuse.org
/opensuse-security-announce/2015-02/msg00036.html
vendor-advisory, mailing-list, third-party-advisory
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lists.opensuse.org
/opensuse-security-announce/2015-02/msg00027.html
vendor-advisory, mailing-list, third-party-advisory
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lists.opensuse.org
/opensuse-security-announce/2015-02/msg00025.html
vendor-advisory, mailing-list, third-party-advisory
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lists.opensuse.org
/opensuse-security-announce/2015-02/msg00022.html
vendor-advisory, mailing-list, third-party-advisory
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lists.opensuse.org
/opensuse-security-announce/2015-06/msg00013.html
vendor-advisory, mailing-list, third-party-advisory
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lists.opensuse.org
/opensuse-security-announce/2015-02/msg00026.html
vendor-advisory, mailing-list, third-party-advisory
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lists.opensuse.org
/opensuse-security-announce/2015-02/msg00021.html
vendor-advisory, mailing-list, third-party-advisory
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ibm.com
/developerworks/java/jdk/alerts/#IBM_Security_Update_February_2015
vendor-advisory
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www-304.ibm.com
/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21695474
vendor-advisory
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bugzilla.redhat.com
/show_bug.cgi?id=1189142
issue-tracking, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2014-8891
- NVD CVE-2014-8891
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.