CVE-2025-1470 Eclipse OMR: Null pointer dereference vulnerability

Medium 5.1 Published 21 Feb 2025 Updated 21 Feb 2025

Attackers can cause denial of service via null pointer dereference in Eclipse OMR z/OS port library functions due to unchecked return values.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2025-1470?

CVE-2025-1470 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Eclipse OMR, published on 21 Feb 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In Eclipse OMR, from the initial contribution to version 0.4.0, some OMR internal port library and utilities consumers of z/OS atoe functions do not check their return values for NULL memory pointers or for memory allocation failures. This can lead to NULL pointer dereference crashes. Beginning in version 0.5.0, internal OMR consumers of atoe functions handle NULL return values and memory allocation failures correctly.

Weakness: CWE-476

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-1470?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Eclipse Omr.

How do I fix CVE-2025-1470?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-1470 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2025-1470 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-1470 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-pvp4-8q5g-43fg.