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CVE-2019-4473 json

Multiple binaries in IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition 7, 7R, and 8 on the AIX platform use insecure absolute RPATHs, which may facilitate c…

published 7y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2019-14080

cvss
8.4
version 3.0, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.5%
EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 39%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Multiple binaries in IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition 7, 7R, and 8 on the AIX platform use insecure absolute RPATHs, which may facilitate code injection and privilege elevation by local users. IBM X-Force ID: 163984.

Patch / fix

  • java-1_7_0-ibm SLE Point of Sale 11 SP3 1.7.0_sr10.50-65.42.1
  • java-1_8_0-ibm SLES for SAP 12 SP5, SLES for SAP 12 SP4, SLES for SAP 12 SP3 +17 more 1.8.0_sr5.40-30.54.1
  • java-1_7_1-ibm SLES for SAP 12 SP5, SLES for SAP 12 SP4, SLES for SAP 12 SP3 +17 more 1.7.1_sr4.50-38.41.1
  • java-1_8_0-ibm SLE Module for Legacy 15 SP1, SLE Module for Legacy 15 1.8.0_sr5.40-3.24.1
  • java-1_7_1-ibm SLES 11 SP4-LTSS 1.7.1_sr4.50-26.44.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2019:14188-1SUSE-SU-2019:2371-1SUSE-SU-2019:2336-1SUSE-SU-2019:2291-1SUSE-SU-2019:14160-1

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red hat product security vex CVE-2019-4473 updated cvss 7.8

JDK: Insecure RPATH in multiple binaries on AIX

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 java-1.7.1-ibm, java-1.8.0-ibm, java-1.7.1-ibm-src, java-1.8.0-ibm-src, java-1.7.1-ibm-demo, java-1.7.1-ibm-jdbc, +4 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 java-1.7.1-ibm, java-1.8.0-ibm, java-1.7.1-ibm-src, java-1.8.0-ibm-src, java-1.7.1-ibm-demo, java-1.7.1-ibm-jdbc, +4 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 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, java-1.8.0-ibm-headless, +1 more Red Hat Satellite 5 java-1.8.0-ibm
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

0.45% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 39% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.0 8.4 CVSS:3.0/I:H/AC:L/A:H/C:H/UI:N/PR:N/AV:L/S:U/RL:O/RC:C/E:U
NVD 3.1 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CNA 3.0 8.4 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 4.6 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

  • IBM Java

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-427 Uncontrolled Search Path Element

References

Sources

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