Directory Traversal Affecting java-1.8.0-ibm-jdbc package, versions <1:1.8.0.5.20-1jpp.1.el7


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.4% (87th percentile)

Do your applications use this vulnerable package?

In a few clicks we can analyze your entire application and see what components are vulnerable in your application, and suggest you quick fixes.

Test your applications
  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-JAVA180IBMJDBC-4854075
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed16 Aug 2018

Introduced: 16 Aug 2018

CVE-2018-1656  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-22  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 java-1.8.0-ibm-jdbc to version 1:1.8.0.5.20-1jpp.1.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2018:2568.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream java-1.8.0-ibm-jdbc package and not the java-1.8.0-ibm-jdbc package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

The IBM Java Runtime Environment's Diagnostic Tooling Framework for Java (DTFJ) (IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition 6.0 , 7.0, and 8.0) does not protect against path traversal attacks when extracting compressed dump files. IBM X-Force ID: 144882.