CVE-2023-2597 Memory corruption in Eclipse OpenJ9
Attackers can exploit a buffer overflow in the shared cache to execute arbitrary code or cause denial of service in Eclipse OpenJ9.
- 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
What is CVE-2023-2597?
CVE-2023-2597 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Eclipse OpenJ9, published on 22 May 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In Eclipse Openj9 before version 0.38.0, in the implementation of the shared cache (which is enabled by default in OpenJ9 builds) the size of a string is not properly checked against the size of the buffer.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-2597?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Eclipse Openj9.
How do I fix CVE-2023-2597?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2023-2597 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-2597 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Eclipse OpenJ9
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4794-756c-cx7v.