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CVE-2014-8891

No known exploitation. EPSS puts it in the 94th percentile. A vendor fix is available.

CVSS 2.010.0CriticalEPSS percentile94th7.2% chance in 30 daysCISA KEVNot listedNo confirmed exploitation
No public exploit knownFixVendor fixNo build named by the sources
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OpenVAS · 17 checks

e.g. OID 1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.850820

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Published Updated Sources: CVE.org, NVD

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What to do

The vendor has published a fix. Version details are below where the sources state them.

  • Ibm Java SdkAffected: ≥ 5.0.0.0, ≤ 5.0.16.8Upgrade to: after 5.0.16.8Stated by: NVD

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What it is

From the CVE record

Unspecified vulnerability in the Java Virtual Machine (JVM) in IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition 5.0 before SR16-FP9, 6 before SR16-FP3, 6R1 before SR8-FP3, 7 before SR8-FP10, and 7R1 before SR2-FP10 allows remote attackers to escape the Java sandbox and execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors related to the security manager.

In plain language

No plain-language summary for this CVE yet.

Exploitation

Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.

EPSS94th
CISA KEV

Not in the catalog. CISA has not confirmed exploitation.

Public exploits

No public exploit or proof of concept found in the sources we track.

EPSS

7.2% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 94th percentile of scored CVEs.

Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.

Lifecycle

5 events over 4129 days, from the signal feeds we watch.

  1. OpenVAS check added
  2. Patch availablerecord updated
  3. Publishedweakness classified

Affected products

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Technical detail

CVSS 2.0 vector

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AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Scored 10.0 by NVD.

How it is reached

  • Access Vector NetworkExploitable remotely over the network
  • Access Complexity LowNo special conditions required
  • Authentication NoneNo authentication required

Impact if exploited

  • Confidentiality CompleteAll information is disclosed
  • Integrity CompleteAll data can be modified
  • Availability CompleteTotal shutdown of the affected resource

Weaknesses

Sources

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