# CVE-2015-1931: Information disclosure in n/a

> Local attackers can read sensitive plaintext data from memory dumps in IBM Java SDK, requiring an upgrade to secure versions.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 23 Jan 2020
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-43cg-c28c-82hq

## What is CVE-2015-1931?

CVE-2015-1931 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop, published on 23 Jan 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

IBM Java Security Components in IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition 8 before SR1 FP10, 7 R1 before SR3 FP10, 7 before SR9 FP10, 6 R1 before SR8 FP7, 6 before SR16 FP7, and 5.0 before SR16 FP13 stores plaintext information in memory dumps, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading a file.

Weakness: CWE-312 (Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-1931?

It affects 8 products.


Products: Ibm Java Sdk, Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop, Redhat Enterprise Linux Eus, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server, Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation, Redhat Satellite, Suse Linux Enterprise Server, Suse Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit.

## How do I fix CVE-2015-1931?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2015-1931 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-1931 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop

- [CVE-2014-8891](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-8891/): Security feature bypass in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2015-5041](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-5041/): Information disclosure in n/a (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2018-1417](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-1417/): Privilege escalation in SDK, Java Technology Edition (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2016-0363](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-0363/): Security feature bypass in n/a (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2016-0376](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-0376/): Deserialization in n/a (high 8.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2015-1931 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2015-1931 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop, published on 23 Jan 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-1931 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-1931/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-1931/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-1931
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-1931
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2015-1931

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