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CVE-2025-4447

Buffer Overflow in Eclipse OpenJ9

Published: May 9, 2025Updated: Sep 5, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-121
NVD MITRE
7.8CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 93.8%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

In Eclipse OpenJ9 versions up to 0.51, when used with OpenJDK version 8 a stack based buffer overflow can be caused by modifying a file on disk that is read when the JVM starts.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:LUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-121

Affected Products

openj9eclipseDevTools & CI
OpenJ9Eclipse FoundationOSS Libraries
eclipseoss-projectBEDevTools & CIaka eclipse-foundation
eclipse foundationoss-projectDEOSS Libraries

Attack Graph

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Privilege Escalation
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References

https://github.com/eclipse-openj9/openj9/pull/21762
github.com
https://gitlab.eclipse.org/security/cve-assignement/-/issues/61
gitlab.eclipse.org

Timeline

Published
May 9, 2025
Last Updated
Sep 5, 2025

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