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CVE-2019-4473 (GCVE-0-2019-4473)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2019-08-05 13:40 – Updated: 2024-09-16 17:28
VLAI
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.
Severity
8.4 (High)
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
CWE
  • Gain Privileges
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
IBM Java Affected: 7
Affected: 7R1
Affected: 8
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Date Public
2019-08-01 00:00
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