Directory Traversal Affecting ibm-java80 package, versions <8.0.5.22-0ubuntu1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
4.46% (92nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1604-IBMJAVA80-262632
  • published2 Dec 2018
  • disclosed20 Aug 2018

Introduced: 20 Aug 2018

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

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:16.04 ibm-java80 to version 8.0.5.22-0ubuntu1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream ibm-java80 package and not the ibm-java80 package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:16.04 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.