CVE-2019-17635 Deserialization in Eclipse Memory Analyzer
Eclipse Memory Analyzer allows local code execution if a user reopens a heap dump with a malicious index file or if local configuration data is tampered with.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-17635?
CVE-2019-17635 is a high-severity unsafe deserialization vulnerability in The Eclipse Foundation Eclipse Memory Analyzer, published on 17 Jan 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Eclipse Memory Analyzer version 1.9.1 and earlier is subject to a deserialization vulnerability if an index file of a parsed heap dump is replaced by a malicious version and the heap dump is reopened in Memory Analyzer. The user must chose to reopen an already parsed heap dump with an untrusted index for the problem to occur. The problem can be averted if the index files from an untrusted source are deleted and the heap dump is opened and reparsed. Also some local configuration data is subject to a deserialization vulnerability if the local data were to be replaced with a malicious version. This can be averted if the local configuration data stored on the file system cannot be changed by an attacker. The vulnerability could possibly allow code execution on the local system.
Weakness: CWE-502
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-17635?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Eclipse Memory Analyzer.
How do I fix CVE-2019-17635?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-17635 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and only deserialise data from trusted sources or with an allow-list of types. More about Unsafe deserialization.
Is CVE-2019-17635 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-17635 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in The Eclipse Foundation Eclipse Memory Analyzer
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pwc3-f5rp-xjcq.