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CVE-2019-17639 json

In Eclipse OpenJ9 prior to version 0.21 on Power platforms, calling the System.arraycopy method with a length longer than the length of the…

published 6y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2019-7949

cvss
5.3
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.5%
EPSS 1.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 74%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

In Eclipse OpenJ9 prior to version 0.21 on Power platforms, calling the System.arraycopy method with a length longer than the length of the source or destination array can, in certain specially crafted code patterns, cause the current method to return prematurely with an undefined return value. This allows whatever value happens to be in the return register at that time to be used as if it matches the method's declared return type.

Patch / fix

  • java-1.8.0-ibm RHEL 7 EXTRAS 1:1.8.0.6.20-1jpp.1.el7
  • java-1.8.0-ibm-src RHEL 7 EXTRAS 1:1.8.0.6.20-1jpp.1.el7
  • java-1.8.0-ibm-demo RHEL 7 EXTRAS 1:1.8.0.6.20-1jpp.1.el7
  • java-1.8.0-ibm-jdbc RHEL 7 EXTRAS 1:1.8.0.6.20-1jpp.1.el7
  • java-1.8.0-ibm-plugin RHEL 7 EXTRAS 1:1.8.0.6.20-1jpp.1.el7
  • java-1.8.0-ibm RHEL 8 1:1.8.0.6.15-1.el8_2
  • java-1.8.0-ibm-src RHEL 8 1:1.8.0.6.15-1.el8_2
  • java-1.8.0-ibm-demo RHEL 8 1:1.8.0.6.15-1.el8_2

red hat advisories RHSA-2020:5585RHSA-2020:3386RHSA-2020:3387RHSA-2020:3388

  • java-1_7_1-ibm SLES for SAP 12 SP5, SLES for SAP 12 SP4, SLES for SAP 12 SP3 +15 more 1.7.1_sr4.70-38.56.1
  • java-1_8_0-ibm SLES for SAP 12 SP5, SLES for SAP 12 SP4, SLES for SAP 12 SP3 +14 more 1.8.0_sr6.15-30.72.1
  • java-1_7_0-ibm SLE Point of Sale 11 SP3 1.7.0_sr10.70-65.54.1
  • java-1_8_0-ibm SLES for SAP 15, SLES 15-LTSS, SLE Module for Legacy 15 SP2 +1 more 1.8.0_sr6.15-3.41.1
  • java-1_7_1-ibm SLES 11 SP4-LTSS 1.7.1_sr4.70-26.58.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2020:2482-1SUSE-SU-2020:14484-1SUSE-SU-2020:2461-1SUSE-SU-2020:14482-1SUSE-SU-2020:2453-1

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red hat product security vex CVE-2019-17639 updated cvss 5.3

JDK: Information disclosure via calls to System.arraycopy() with invalid length

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 java-1.8.0-ibm, java-1.8.0-ibm-src, java-1.8.0-ibm-demo, java-1.8.0-ibm-jdbc, java-1.8.0-ibm-plugin
    affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Supplementary java-1.8.0-ibm 1.8.0.6.15-1.el8_2, java-1.8.0-ibm-src 1.8.0.6.15-1.el8_2, java-1.8.0-ibm-demo 1.8.0.6.15-1.el8_2, java-1.8.0-ibm-jdbc 1.8.0.6.15-1.el8_2, java-1.8.0-ibm-plugin 1.8.0.6.15-1.el8_2, java-1.8.0-ibm-headless 1.8.0.6.15-1.el8_2, +1 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2020:3386
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Supplementary (v. 7) java-1.7.1-ibm 1.7.1.4.70-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.8.0-ibm 1.8.0.6.20-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.7.1-ibm-src 1.7.1.4.70-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.8.0-ibm-src 1.8.0.6.20-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.7.1-ibm-demo 1.7.1.4.70-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.7.1-ibm-jdbc 1.7.1.4.70-1jpp.1.el7, +4 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Supplementary (v. 7) java-1.7.1-ibm 1.7.1.4.70-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.8.0-ibm 1.8.0.6.20-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.7.1-ibm-src 1.7.1.4.70-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.8.0-ibm-src 1.8.0.6.20-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.7.1-ibm-demo 1.7.1.4.70-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.8.0-ibm-demo 1.8.0.6.20-1jpp.1.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2020:3388
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 6) java-1.7.1-ibm 1.7.1.4.70-1jpp.1.el6_10, java-1.7.1-ibm-src 1.7.1.4.70-1jpp.1.el6_10, java-1.7.1-ibm-demo 1.7.1.4.70-1jpp.1.el6_10, java-1.7.1-ibm-jdbc 1.7.1.4.70-1jpp.1.el6_10, java-1.7.1-ibm-plugin 1.7.1.4.70-1jpp.1.el6_10 Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Supplementary (v. 6) java-1.7.1-ibm 1.7.1.4.70-1jpp.1.el6_10, java-1.7.1-ibm-src 1.7.1.4.70-1jpp.1.el6_10, java-1.7.1-ibm-demo 1.7.1.4.70-1jpp.1.el6_10 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 6) java-1.7.1-ibm 1.7.1.4.70-1jpp.1.el6_10, java-1.7.1-ibm-src 1.7.1.4.70-1jpp.1.el6_10, java-1.7.1-ibm-demo 1.7.1.4.70-1jpp.1.el6_10, java-1.7.1-ibm-jdbc 1.7.1.4.70-1jpp.1.el6_10, java-1.7.1-ibm-plugin 1.7.1.4.70-1jpp.1.el6_10
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2020:3387
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 7) java-1.7.1-ibm 1.7.1.4.70-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.8.0-ibm 1.8.0.6.20-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.7.1-ibm-src 1.7.1.4.70-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.8.0-ibm-src 1.8.0.6.20-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.7.1-ibm-demo 1.7.1.4.70-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.7.1-ibm-jdbc 1.7.1.4.70-1jpp.1.el7, +4 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2020:3388
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary (v. 6) java-1.7.1-ibm 1.7.1.4.70-1jpp.1.el6_10, java-1.7.1-ibm-src 1.7.1.4.70-1jpp.1.el6_10, java-1.7.1-ibm-demo 1.7.1.4.70-1jpp.1.el6_10, java-1.7.1-ibm-jdbc 1.7.1.4.70-1jpp.1.el6_10, java-1.7.1-ibm-plugin 1.7.1.4.70-1jpp.1.el6_10
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2020:3387
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary (v. 7) java-1.7.1-ibm 1.7.1.4.70-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.8.0-ibm 1.8.0.6.20-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.7.1-ibm-src 1.7.1.4.70-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.8.0-ibm-src 1.8.0.6.20-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.7.1-ibm-demo 1.7.1.4.70-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.7.1-ibm-jdbc 1.7.1.4.70-1jpp.1.el7, +4 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2020:3388

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Exploit prediction

1.50% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 74% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
NVD 2.0 5.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Affected products

  • The Eclipse Foundation Eclipse OpenJ9

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-843 Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type

References

Sources

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