CVE-2014-8891

Description

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.

10.0

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 6.61% Top 10%

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Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/java/jdk/alerts/#IBM_Security_Update_February_2015	vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0136.html	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-02/msg00033.html	mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0264.html	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-02/msg00036.html	mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-02/msg00027.html	mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-02/msg00025.html	mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
https://www-304.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21695474	vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-02/msg00022.html	mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-06/msg00013.html	mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-02/msg00026.html	mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1189142	issue tracking third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-02/msg00021.html	mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-8891?: CVE-2014-8891 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-8891?: To fix CVE-2014-8891, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2014-8891 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2014-8891 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~7% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.