CVE-2017-1376 Privilege escalation in Operations Analytics Predictive Insights
Critical 9.8
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-1376 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2017-1376 is a critical vulnerability in IBM Operations Analytics Predictive Insights, published on 28 Aug 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-1376 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: IBM Operations Analytics Predictive Insights. 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-2017-1376/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-1376/index.md)
Untrusted code can disable the security manager and elevate privileges in the IBM J9 VM class verifier.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2017-1376?
CVE-2017-1376 is a critical vulnerability in IBM Operations Analytics Predictive Insights, published on 28 Aug 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A flaw in the IBM J9 VM class verifier allows untrusted code to disable the security manager and elevate its privileges. IBM X-Force ID: 126873.
Weakness: CWE-829
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-1376?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Operations Analytics Predictive Insights.
How do I fix CVE-2017-1376?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2017-1376 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-1376 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qh9p-7gfq-6xr8.