CVE-2019-4473

JDK: Insecure RPATH in multiple binaries on AIX

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

7.8

CVSS 3.0

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Published · August 1, 2019

Updated · November 22, 2025

Description

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.

Statement

This issue did not affect the Linux builds of IBM JDK, only version for AIX operating system were affected.

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 3.0 · 7.8
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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