CVE-2018-1890 (GCVE-0-2018-1890)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2019-03-11 22:00 – Updated: 2025-02-13 16:27
VLAI
Summary
IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition Version 8 on the AIX platform uses absolute RPATHs which may facilitate code injection and privilege elevation by local users. IBM X-Force ID: 152081.
Severity
5.6 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/A:L/AC:H/AV:L/C:L/I:L/PR:N/S:C/UI:N/E:U/RC:C/RL:O
CWE
  • Gain Privileges
Assigner
ibm
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
IBM WebSphere Application Server Patterns Affected: 1.0.0.0
Affected: 1.0.0.7
Affected: 2.2.0.0
Affected: 2.2.5.3
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IBM WebSphere Application Server Affected: 7.0
Affected: 8.0
Affected: 8.5
Affected: 9.0
Affected: Liberty
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Date Public
2019-03-01 00:00
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