# CVE-2014-8891: Unspecified vulnerability in the Java Virtual Machine (JVM) in IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition 5.0 before SR16-FP9, 6 before SR16-FP3, 6R1

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2015-03-06 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

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## References

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

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