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CVE-2025-4447

Buffer Overflow in Eclipse OpenJ9

7.0 HighFix available

In Eclipse OpenJ9 versions up to 0.51, when used with OpenJDK version 8 a stack based buffer overflow can be caused by modifying a file on disk that is read when the JVM starts.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
Low
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

0.22%Up 0.2 points since May 10, 2025
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 7.0

Buffer Overflow in Eclipse OpenJ9

In Eclipse OpenJ9 versions up to 0.51, when used with OpenJDK version 8 a stack based buffer overflow can be caused by modifying a file on disk that is read when the JVM starts.

Record
CVE-2025-4447
CVSS 4.0
7.0 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N
Weakness
CWE-121
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-14192 7.0

In Eclipse OpenJ9 versions up to 0.51, when used with OpenJDK version 8 a stack based buffer overflow can be caused by modifying a file on disk that is read when the JVM starts.

Record
EUVD-2025-14192
CVSS 4.0
7.0 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N
Updated
2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-wmvg-c6fc-33c8 7.0

In Eclipse OpenJ9 versions up to 0.51, when used with OpenJDK version 8 a stack based buffer...

In Eclipse OpenJ9 versions up to 0.51, when used with OpenJDK version 8 a stack based buffer overflow can be caused by modifying a file on disk that is read when the JVM starts.

Record
GHSA-wmvg-c6fc-33c8
CVSS 4.0
7.0 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
CVSS 3.1
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-121
Updated
2026-11-02
NVD 7.0

In Eclipse OpenJ9 versions up to 0.51, when used with OpenJDK version 8 a stack based buffer overflow can be caused by modifying a file on disk that is read when the JVM starts.

Record
CVE-2025-4447
CVSS 4.0
7.0 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-121
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 7.0

Buffer Overflow in Eclipse OpenJ9

In Eclipse OpenJ9 versions up to 0.51, when used with OpenJDK version 8 a stack based buffer overflow can be caused by modifying a file on disk that is read when the JVM starts.

Record
CVE-2025-4447
CVSS 4.0
7.0 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N
Weakness
CWE-121
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVRHSA-2025:8431 7.4

Red Hat Security Advisory: java-1.8.0-ibm security update

Record
RHSA-2025:8431
CVSS 3.1
7.4 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
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OSVopenSUSE-SU-2025:15231-1 No score

java-1_8_0-openj9-1.8.0.452-3.1 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the java-1_8_0-openj9-1.8.0.452-3.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2025:15231-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2025:01770-1 No score

Security update for java-1_8_0-ibm

This update for java-1_8_0-ibm fixes the following issues:

Update to Java 8.0 Service Refresh 8 Fix Pack 45.

Security issues fixed:

  • Oracle April 15 2025 CPU (bsc#1242208)

    • CVE-2025-21587: unauthorized access, deletion and modification of critical data via the JSSE component (bsc#1241274).
    • CVE-2025-30691: unauthorized access to data via the Compiler component (bsc#1241275).
    • CVE-2025-30698: unauthorized access to data and ability to cause a partial DoS via the 2D component (bsc#1241276).

  • IBM Security Update May 2025

    • CVE-2025-4447: stack based buffer overflow in Eclipse OpenJ9 through modification of file that is read when the JVM starts (bsc#1243429).

Other changes and issues fixed:

  • Security:

    • Avoid memory leak during aes cipher initialization operations for IBMJCEPlus and IBMJCEPlusProviders provider.
    • Changing the default of the com.ibm.security.spnego.msinterop property from true to false.
    • Deserializing a com.ibm.crypto.provider.rsaprivatecrtkey object causes a java.io.invalidobjectexception to be thrown.
    • Failed to read private key from a JKS keystore, specified as JCEKS keystore.
    • HTTPS channel binding support.
    • Keytool listing PKCS12 keystore issue.
    • On Linux systems, use gcc11.2 to compile IBM PKCS11 library.
    • Support has been added to the IBM Java XMLDSigRI security provider for the EdDSA (Edwards-curve Digital Signature Algorithm).
    • Updates to XDH Key Agreement, AESGCM Algorithms in IBMJCEPlus and IBMJCEPlusFIPS providers.

  • Class Libraries:

    • Update timezone information to the latest tzdata2025a.

  • Java Virtual Machine:

    • A SIGSEGV/GPF event received while processing verifyerror.
    • Crash while resolving MethodHandleNatives.
    • NoSuchMethodException or NoClassDefFoundError when loading classes.

  • JIT Compiler:

    • Assert in the JIT Compiler, badILOp.
    • Reduced MD5 performance.
Record
SUSE-SU-2025:01770-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2025:01788-1 No score

Security update for java-1_8_0-ibm

This update for java-1_8_0-ibm fixes the following issues:

Update to Java 8.0 Service Refresh 8 Fix Pack 45.

Security issues fixed:

  • Oracle April 15 2025 CPU (bsc#1242208)

    • CVE-2025-21587: unauthorized access, deletion and modification of critical data via the JSSE component (bsc#1241274).
    • CVE-2025-30691: unauthorized access to data via the Compiler component (bsc#1241275).
    • CVE-2025-30698: unauthorized access to data and ability to cause a partial DoS via the 2D component (bsc#1241276).

  • IBM Security Update May 2025

    • CVE-2025-4447: stack based buffer overflow in Eclipse OpenJ9 through modification of file that is read when the JVM starts (bsc#1243429).

Other changes and issues fixed:

  • Security:

    • Avoid memory leak during aes cipher initialization operations for IBMJCEPlus and IBMJCEPlusProviders provider.
    • Changing the default of the com.ibm.security.spnego.msinterop property from true to false.
    • Deserializing a com.ibm.crypto.provider.rsaprivatecrtkey object causes a java.io.invalidobjectexception to be thrown.
    • Failed to read private key from a JKS keystore, specified as JCEKS keystore.
    • HTTPS channel binding support.
    • Keytool listing PKCS12 keystore issue.
    • On Linux systems, use gcc11.2 to compile IBM PKCS11 library.
    • Support has been added to the IBM Java XMLDSigRI security provider for the EdDSA (Edwards-curve Digital Signature Algorithm).
    • Updates to XDH Key Agreement, AESGCM Algorithms in IBMJCEPlus and IBMJCEPlusFIPS providers.

  • Class Libraries:

    • Update timezone information to the latest tzdata2025a.

  • Java Virtual Machine:

    • A SIGSEGV/GPF event received while processing verifyerror.
    • Crash while resolving MethodHandleNatives.
    • NoSuchMethodException or NoClassDefFoundError when loading classes.

  • JIT Compiler:

    • Assert in the JIT Compiler, badILOp.
    • Reduced MD5 performance.
Record
SUSE-SU-2025:01788-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2025:01954-1 No score

Security update for java-1_8_0-openj9

This update for java-1_8_0-openj9 fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2025-4447: Fixed buffer overflow in Eclipse OpenJ9 (bsc#1243429).
  • CVE-2025-30698: Fixed 2D unauthorized data access and DoS (bsc#1241276).
  • CVE-2025-30691: Fixed Compiler Unauthorized Data Access (bsc#1241275).
  • CVE-2025-21587: Fixed unauthorized access, deletion or modification of critical data (bsc#1241274).

Other bugfixes:

  • Fixed wrong execstack flag in libj9jit (bsc#1235844)
Record
SUSE-SU-2025:01954-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
java-1.8.0-ibm
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::supplementary
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 1:1.8.0.8.45-1.el8_10
1:1.8.0.8.45-1.el8_10
java-1.8.0-ibm-demo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::supplementary
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 1:1.8.0.8.45-1.el8_10
1:1.8.0.8.45-1.el8_10
java-1.8.0-ibm-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::supplementary
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 1:1.8.0.8.45-1.el8_10
1:1.8.0.8.45-1.el8_10
java-1.8.0-ibm-headless
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::supplementary
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 1:1.8.0.8.45-1.el8_10
1:1.8.0.8.45-1.el8_10
java-1.8.0-ibm-jdbc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::supplementary
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 1:1.8.0.8.45-1.el8_10
1:1.8.0.8.45-1.el8_10
java-1.8.0-ibm-plugin
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::supplementary
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 1:1.8.0.8.45-1.el8_10
1:1.8.0.8.45-1.el8_10
java-1.8.0-ibm-src
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::supplementary
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 1:1.8.0.8.45-1.el8_10
1:1.8.0.8.45-1.el8_10
java-1.8.0-ibm-webstart
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::supplementary
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 1:1.8.0.8.45-1.el8_10
1:1.8.0.8.45-1.el8_10
java-1_8_0-ibm
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5-LTSS
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 1.8.0_sr8.45-30.135.1
1.8.0_sr8.45-30.135.1
java-1_8_0-ibm
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server LTSS Extended Security 12 SP5
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 1.8.0_sr8.45-30.135.1
1.8.0_sr8.45-30.135.1
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
java-1_8_0-ibm
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Legacy 15 SP6
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 1.8.0_sr8.45-150000.3.101.1
1.8.0_sr8.45-150000.3.101.1
java-1_8_0-ibm
SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-LTSS
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 1.8.0_sr8.45-150000.3.101.1
1.8.0_sr8.45-150000.3.101.1
java-1_8_0-ibm
SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-ESPOS
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 1.8.0_sr8.45-150000.3.101.1
1.8.0_sr8.45-150000.3.101.1
java-1_8_0-ibm
SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-LTSS
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 1.8.0_sr8.45-150000.3.101.1
1.8.0_sr8.45-150000.3.101.1
java-1_8_0-ibm
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3-LTSS
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 1.8.0_sr8.45-150000.3.101.1
1.8.0_sr8.45-150000.3.101.1
java-1_8_0-ibm
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4-LTSS
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 1.8.0_sr8.45-150000.3.101.1
1.8.0_sr8.45-150000.3.101.1
java-1_8_0-ibm
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5-LTSS
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 1.8.0_sr8.45-150000.3.101.1
1.8.0_sr8.45-150000.3.101.1
java-1_8_0-ibm
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 1.8.0_sr8.45-150000.3.101.1
1.8.0_sr8.45-150000.3.101.1
java-1_8_0-ibm
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 1.8.0_sr8.45-150000.3.101.1
1.8.0_sr8.45-150000.3.101.1
java-1_8_0-ibm
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 1.8.0_sr8.45-150000.3.101.1
1.8.0_sr8.45-150000.3.101.1
java-1_8_0-ibm
SUSE:Enterprise Storage 7.1
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 1.8.0_sr8.45-150000.3.101.1
1.8.0_sr8.45-150000.3.101.1
java-1_8_0-ibm
openSUSE:Leap 15.6
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 1.8.0_sr8.45-150000.3.101.1
1.8.0_sr8.45-150000.3.101.1
java-1_8_0-openj9
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP6
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 1.8.0.452-150200.3.54.2
1.8.0.452-150200.3.54.2
java-1_8_0-openj9
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP7
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 1.8.0.452-150200.3.54.2
1.8.0.452-150200.3.54.2
java-1_8_0-openj9
openSUSE:Leap 15.6
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 1.8.0.452-150200.3.54.2
1.8.0.452-150200.3.54.2
java-1_8_0-openj9
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
 before 1.8.0.452-3.1
1.8.0.452-3.1

History

History
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Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2025-4447 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.0) in Eclipse Openj9, published May 9, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.22%, the 13th percentile. Fixed in java-1_8_0-openj9 1.8.0.452-3.1.

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