Out-of-bounds Read Affecting java-1.7.0-ibm-jdbc package, versions <1:1.7.0.9.30-1jpp.1.el5


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
6.48% (94th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL10-JAVA170IBMJDBC-9884142
  • published28 Apr 2025
  • disclosed10 Dec 2015

Introduced: 10 Dec 2015

CVE-2015-8540  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:10 java-1.7.0-ibm-jdbc to version 1:1.7.0.9.30-1jpp.1.el5 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2016:0100.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream java-1.7.0-ibm-jdbc package and not the java-1.7.0-ibm-jdbc package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:10 relevant fixed versions and status.

Integer underflow in the png_check_keyword function in pngwutil.c in libpng 0.90 through 0.99, 1.0.x before 1.0.66, 1.1.x and 1.2.x before 1.2.56, 1.3.x and 1.4.x before 1.4.19, and 1.5.x before 1.5.26 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a space character as a keyword in a PNG image, which triggers an out-of-bounds read.

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