CVE-2018-12539 – JDK: privilege escalation via insufficiently restricted access to Attach API

https://notcve.org/view.php?id=CVE-2018-12539

In Eclipse OpenJ9 version 0.8, users other than the process owner may be able to use Java Attach API to connect to an Eclipse OpenJ9 or IBM JVM on the same machine and use Attach API operations, which includes the ability to execute untrusted native code. Attach API is enabled by default on Windows, Linux and AIX JVMs and can be disabled using the command line option -Dcom.ibm.tools.attach.enable=no. En Eclipse OpenJ9 0.8, otros usuarios diferentes al propietario del proceso podrían emplear la API Java Attach para conectarse a Eclipse OpenJ9 o IBM JVM en el mismo equipo y emplear operaciones Attach API, que incluyen la capacidad de ejecutar código nativo no fiable. Attach API está habilitado por defecto en Windows, Linux y AIX JVM y puede deshabilitarse mediante la opción de línea de comandos -Dcom.ibm.tools.attach.enable=no. • http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105126 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041765 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2568 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2569 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2575 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2576 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2712 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2713 https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=534589 https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory& • CWE-287: Improper Authentication CWE-419: Unprotected Primary Channel CWE-502: Deserialization of Untrusted Data •