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critical 9.8

CVE-2021-41035 json

In Eclipse Openj9 before version 0.29.0, the JVM does not throw IllegalAccessError for MethodHandles that invoke inaccessible interface met…

published 5y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2021-28188

cvss
9.8
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.8%
EPSS 1.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 78%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

In Eclipse Openj9 before version 0.29.0, the JVM does not throw IllegalAccessError for MethodHandles that invoke inaccessible interface methods.

Patch / fix

  • The Eclipse Foundation Eclipse OMR 0.29.0
  • java-1.7.1-ibm RHEL 7 EXTRAS 1:1.7.1.5.0-1jpp.1.el7
  • java-1.7.1-ibm-src RHEL 7 EXTRAS 1:1.7.1.5.0-1jpp.1.el7
  • java-1.7.1-ibm-demo RHEL 7 EXTRAS 1:1.7.1.5.0-1jpp.1.el7
  • java-1.7.1-ibm-jdbc RHEL 7 EXTRAS 1:1.7.1.5.0-1jpp.1.el7
  • java-1.7.1-ibm-plugin RHEL 7 EXTRAS 1:1.7.1.5.0-1jpp.1.el7
  • java-1.8.0-ibm RHEL 7 EXTRAS 1:1.8.0.7.0-1jpp.1.el7
  • java-1.8.0-ibm-src RHEL 7 EXTRAS 1:1.8.0.7.0-1jpp.1.el7
  • java-1.8.0-ibm-demo RHEL 7 EXTRAS 1:1.8.0.7.0-1jpp.1.el7

red hat advisories RHSA-2022:0310RHSA-2021:5030RHSA-2022:0345

  • java-1_7_1-ibm SLES for SAP 12 SP5, SLES for SAP 12 SP4, SLES for SAP 12 SP3 +11 more 1.7.1_sr5.0-38.65.1
  • java-1_7_0-ibm SLE Point of Sale 11 SP3 1.7.0_sr11.0-65.63.1
  • java-1_8_0-ibm SLES for SAP 15 SP2, SLES for SAP 15 SP1, SLES for SAP 15 +10 more 1.8.0_sr7.0-3.53.1
  • java-1_8_0-ibm SLES for SAP 12 SP5, SLES for SAP 12 SP4, SLES for SAP 12 SP3 +11 more 1.8.0_sr7.0-30.84.1
  • java-1_7_1-ibm SLES 11 SP4-LTSS 1.7.1_sr5.0-26.68.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2022:0166-1SUSE-SU-2022:14876-1SUSE-SU-2022:14875-1SUSE-SU-2022:0108-1SUSE-SU-2022:0107-1

  • java-1_8_0-ibm openSUSE Leap 15.3 1.8.0_sr7.0-3.53.1
  • seamonkey openSUSE Leap 15.3 2.53.11.1-lp153.17.5.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2022:0108-1

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red hat product security vex CVE-2021-41035 updated cvss 5.3

JDK: IllegalAccessError exception not thrown for MethodHandles that invoke inaccessible interface methods

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Supplementary (v. 7) java-1.7.1-ibm 1.7.1.5.0-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.8.0-ibm 1.8.0.7.0-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.7.1-ibm-src 1.7.1.5.0-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.8.0-ibm-src 1.8.0.7.0-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.7.1-ibm-demo 1.7.1.5.0-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.7.1-ibm-jdbc 1.7.1.5.0-1jpp.1.el7, +4 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Supplementary (v. 7) java-1.7.1-ibm 1.7.1.5.0-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.8.0-ibm 1.8.0.7.0-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.7.1-ibm-src 1.7.1.5.0-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.8.0-ibm-src 1.8.0.7.0-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.7.1-ibm-demo 1.7.1.5.0-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.8.0-ibm-demo 1.8.0.7.0-1jpp.1.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 7) java-1.7.1-ibm 1.7.1.5.0-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.8.0-ibm 1.8.0.7.0-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.7.1-ibm-src 1.7.1.5.0-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.8.0-ibm-src 1.8.0.7.0-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.7.1-ibm-demo 1.7.1.5.0-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.7.1-ibm-jdbc 1.7.1.5.0-1jpp.1.el7, +4 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2022:0310
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Supplementary (v. 8) java-1.8.0-ibm 1.8.0.7.0-1.el8_5, java-1.8.0-ibm-src 1.8.0.7.0-1.el8_5, java-1.8.0-ibm-demo 1.8.0.7.0-1.el8_5, java-1.8.0-ibm-jdbc 1.8.0.7.0-1.el8_5, java-1.8.0-ibm-plugin 1.8.0.7.0-1.el8_5, java-1.8.0-ibm-headless 1.8.0.7.0-1.el8_5, +1 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2022:0345
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary (v. 7) java-1.7.1-ibm 1.7.1.5.0-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.8.0-ibm 1.8.0.7.0-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.7.1-ibm-src 1.7.1.5.0-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.8.0-ibm-src 1.8.0.7.0-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.7.1-ibm-demo 1.7.1.5.0-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.7.1-ibm-jdbc 1.7.1.5.0-1jpp.1.el7, +4 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2022:0310

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Exploit prediction

1.82% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 78% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 7.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

  • The Eclipse Foundation Eclipse OMR

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-250 Execution with Unnecessary Privileges
  • CWE-440 Expected Behavior Violation

References

Sources

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