There is a vulnerability in IBM® Runtime Environment Java™ Versions 8 used by IBM Installation Manager and IBM Packaging Utility. The IBM Installation Manager and IBM Packaging Utility have addressed the applicable CVE.
CVEID:CVE-2020-27221
**DESCRIPTION:**Eclipse OpenJ9 is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow when the virtual machine or JNI natives are converting from UTF-8 characters to platform encoding. By sending an overly long string, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system or cause the application to crash.
CVSS Base score: 9.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/195353 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
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Capilano (Installation Manager) | 1.9.x |
Product | VRMF | APAR | Remediation/First Fix |
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IBM Installation Manager and IBM Packaging Utility | 1.9.x | IJ29698 | 1.9.1.5 IBM Installation Manager Remediation |
1.9.1.5 IBM Packaging Utility Remediation |
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