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CVE-2018-12547
In Eclipse OpenJ9, prior to the 0.12.0 release, the jio_snprintf() and jio_vsnprintf() native methods ignored the length parameter. This…
Critical9.8EPSS 2.7%
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Description
In Eclipse OpenJ9, prior to the 0.12.0 release, the jio_snprintf() and jio_vsnprintf() native methods ignored the length parameter. This affects existing APIs that called the functions to exceed the allocated buffer. This functions were not directly callable by non-native user code.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Critical9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.7% · top 14% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Critical 9.8.
Weakness
Affected products
The Eclipse Foundation · Eclipse OpenJ9
- affected unspecified – < 0.12.0
References (7)
- RHSA-2019:0474 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=543659 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- RHSA-2019:0469 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- RHSA-2019:0473 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- RHSA-2019:0472 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- RHSA-2019:0640 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- RHSA-2019:1238 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
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