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Vulnerability record · CVE-2014-8891 · published 6 March 2015

CVE-2014-8891: Ibm java sdk vulnerability

Ibm · Java Sdk

Unspecified vulnerability in the Java Virtual Machine (JVM) in IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition 5.0 before SR16-FP9, 6 before SR16-FP3, 6R1 before SR8-FP3, 7 before SR8-FP10, and 7R1 before SR2-FP10 allows remote attackers to escape the Java sandbox and execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors related to the security manager.

10.0 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 7.2% · top 5.9%
10.0CVSS 2.0 base score
7.2%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
26References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in the Java Virtual Machine (JVM) in IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition 5.0 before SR16-FP9, 6 before SR16-FP3, 6R1 before SR8-FP3, 7 before SR8-FP10, and 7R1 before SR2-FP10 allows remote attackers to escape the Java sandbox and execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors related to the security manager.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-02/msg00021.html Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-02/msg00022.html Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-02/msg00025.html Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-02/msg00026.html Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-02/msg00027.html Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-02/msg00033.html Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-02/msg00036.html Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-06/msg00013.html Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0136.html Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0264.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/java/jdk/alerts/#IBM_Security_Update_February_2015 Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1189142 Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://www-304.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21695474 Vendor Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-02/msg00021.html Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-02/msg00022.html Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-02/msg00025.html Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-02/msg00026.html Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-02/msg00027.html Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-02/msg00033.html Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-02/msg00036.html Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-06/msg00013.html Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0136.html Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0264.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/java/jdk/alerts/#IBM_Security_Update_February_2015 Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1189142 Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://www-304.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21695474 Vendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2014-8891), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.