Buffer Overflow Affecting java-1.7.1-ibm-jdbc package, versions <1:1.7.1.3.30-1jpp.1.el7


Severity

Recommended
critical

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
11.97% (96th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-JAVA171IBMJDBC-7953216
  • published14 Sept 2024
  • disclosed12 Nov 2015

Introduced: 12 Nov 2015

CVE-2015-8472  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-120  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 java-1.7.1-ibm-jdbc to version 1:1.7.1.3.30-1jpp.1.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2016:0099.

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.

Buffer overflow in the png_set_PLTE function in libpng before 1.0.65, 1.1.x and 1.2.x before 1.2.55, 1.3.x, 1.4.x before 1.4.18, 1.5.x before 1.5.25, and 1.6.x before 1.6.20 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a small bit-depth value in an IHDR (aka image header) chunk in a PNG image. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2015-8126.

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