Improper Access Control Affecting openjdk-jre package, versions [11.0.3,11.0.4)[12.0.1,12.0.2)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
low
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
2.71% (85th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UPSTREAM-OPENJDKJRE-451660
  • published18 Jul 2019
  • disclosed16 Jul 2019
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 16 Jul 2019

CVE-2019-2766  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-284  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade openjdk-jre to version 11.0.4, 12.0.2 or higher.

Overview

openjdk-jre is a free and open-source implementation of the Java Platform, Standard Edition (Java SE).

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Access Control. A flaw was found in the file:// protocol handler for Windows operating system. An insufficient permission check could cause a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

Note: This issue does not affect OpenJDK builds for Linux.

CVSS Base Scores

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