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CVE-2019-4473· NVD / CVE Program· CNA ibm

Multiple binaries in IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition 7, 7R, and 8 on the AIX platform use insecure absolute RPATHs, which may facilitate co

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Monitor (action score 31/100)

  • The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
  • Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.45% (FIRST EPSS).
  • Someone with local access to the system can trigger it. A low-privileged account is enough. No user action is required. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
  • Fixed version: java-1_7_1-ibm (SUSE:HPE Helion OpenStack 8) 1.7.1_sr4.50-38.41.1; java-1_8_0-ibm (SUSE:HPE Helion OpenStack 8) 1.8.0_sr5.40-30.54.1; java-1_8_0-ibm (SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Legacy 15) 1.8.0_sr5.40-3.24.1.
  • Mentioned 1 time in Turkish national cyber security advisories (siberguvenlik.gov.tr).

Low priority for now. Upgrade to java-1_7_1-ibm (SUSE:HPE Helion OpenStack 8) 1.7.1_sr4.50-38.41.1; java-1_8_0-ibm (SUSE:HPE Helion OpenStack 8) 1.8.0_sr5.40-30.54.1; java-1_8_0-ibm (SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Legacy 15) 1.8.0_sr5.40-3.24.1 or later.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS

Multiple binaries in IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition 7, 7R, and 8 on the AIX platform use insecure absolute RPATHs, which may facilitate code injection and privilege elevation by local users. IBM X-Force ID: 163984.

HighCVSS 7.8 · v3.1—No exploit Fix available
Published
Aug 5, 2019
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
0.5% · 37th percentile

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Action score

31

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
31 / 40 · 7.8 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.5%

CNA vs NVD score

NVD
7.8
CNA · ibm
8.4
0.6 point gap

CVSS:3.0/I:H/AC:L/A:H/C:H/UI:N/PR:N/AV:L/S:U/RL:O/RC:C/E:U

The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.

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Affected systems

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VendorProduct
ibmjava

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • ibm java7.0.0.0
  • ibm java7.1.4.50
  • ibm java8.0

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (ibm). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • IBM Java

    • 7, 7R1, 8affected

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
SUSE:HPE Helion OpenStack 8java-1_7_1-ibmbefore 1.7.1_sr4.50-38.41.11.7.1_sr4.50-38.41.1
SUSE:HPE Helion OpenStack 8java-1_8_0-ibmbefore 1.8.0_sr5.40-30.54.11.8.0_sr5.40-30.54.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Legacy 15java-1_8_0-ibmbefore 1.8.0_sr5.40-3.24.11.8.0_sr5.40-3.24.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11 SP3java-1_7_0-ibmbefore 1.7.0_sr10.50-65.42.11.7.0_sr10.50-65.42.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4-LTSSjava-1_7_1-ibmbefore 1.7.1_sr4.50-26.44.11.7.1_sr4.50-26.44.1

Same product

ibm: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2013-0485Unspecified vulnerability in IBM Java SDK 7 before SR4-FP1, 6 before SR13-FP1, 5.0 before SR16-FP1, and 1.4.2 before SR13-FP16 has unknown i
    41Plan
  • CVE-2015-0192Unspecified vulnerability in IBM Java 8 before SR1, 7 R1 before SR2 FP11, 7 before SR9, 6 R1 before SR8 FP4, 6 before SR16 FP4, and 5.0 befo
    40Plan
  • CVE-2013-5458Unspecified vulnerability in IBM Java SDK 7.0.0 before SR6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.
    39Monitor
  • CVE-2013-5457Unspecified vulnerability in IBM Java SDK 7.0.0 before SR6, 6.0.1 before SR7, and 6.0.0 before SR15 allows remote attackers to execute arbit
    39Monitor
  • CVE-2013-5456The com.ibm.rmi.io.SunSerializableFactory class in IBM Java SDK 7.0.0 before SR6 allows remote attackers to bypass a sandbox protection mech
    39Monitor
  • CVE-2012-4823Unspecified vulnerability in the JRE component in IBM Java 7 SR2 and earlier, Java 6.0.1 SR3 and earlier, Java 6 SR11 and earlier, Java 5 SR
    39Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
suse:java-1_7_0-ibm1.7.0_sr10.50-65.42.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11 SP3Package registry (OSV)
suse:java-1_7_1-ibm1.7.1_sr4.50-26.44.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4-LTSSPackage registry (OSV)
suse:java-1_8_0-ibm1.8.0_sr5.40-3.24.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Legacy 15Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

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Research context

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Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

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No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

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Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

The product’s vendor appears in a public program. Matched by name; verify the scope text in the program.

National notice (Türkiye Cybersecurity Directorate / USOM)

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Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
  • A low-privileged account is enough.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
high · data can be read
Integrity
high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-427 · Uncontrolled Search Path Element

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvd-primary

Attack context

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Change log

  1. Fix✗ → ✓

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References

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