Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information Affecting java-1.7.1-ibm-jdbc package, versions <1:1.7.1.3.10-1jpp.1.el7_1


Severity

Recommended
critical

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.22% (13th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-JAVA171IBMJDBC-4548482
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed20 Jul 2015

Introduced: 20 Jul 2015

CVE-2015-1931  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-312  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 java-1.7.1-ibm-jdbc to version 1:1.7.1.3.10-1jpp.1.el7_1 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2015:1485.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream java-1.7.1-ibm-jdbc package and not the java-1.7.1-ibm-jdbc package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

IBM Java Security Components in IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition 8 before SR1 FP10, 7 R1 before SR3 FP10, 7 before SR9 FP10, 6 R1 before SR8 FP7, 6 before SR16 FP7, and 5.0 before SR16 FP13 stores plaintext information in memory dumps, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading a file.

CVSS Base Scores

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