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CVE-2014-6468

OpenJDK: insufficient SharedArchiveFile checks (Hotspot, 8044269)

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Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

6.2

CVSS 2.0

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Published · October 14, 2014

Updated · November 21, 2025

Description

It was discovered that the Hotspot component in OpenJDK failed to properly handle malformed Shared Archive files. A local attacker able to modify a Shared Archive file used by a virtual machine of a different user could possibly use this flaw to escalate their privileges.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 2.0 · 6.2
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CWE not specified