# CVE-2018-1656: The IBM Java Runtime Environment's Diagnostic Tooling Framework for Java (DTFJ) (IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition 6.0 , 7.0, and 8.0) does n

- Severity: CVSS 7.4 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/A:N/AC:L/AV:N/C:N/I:H/PR:N/S:C/UI:R/E:U/RC:C/RL:O
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2018-08-20 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition: 6.0, 7.0, 8.0

## Description

The IBM Java Runtime Environment's Diagnostic Tooling Framework for Java (DTFJ) (IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition 6.0 , 7.0, and 8.0) does not protect against path traversal attacks when extracting compressed dump files. IBM X-Force ID: 144882.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10719653
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/144882
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2713
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105118
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2575
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2576
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2568
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2569
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2712
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041765
- https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2019-5072813.html

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