CVE-2014-0878

Summary

CVECVE-2014-0878
StatePUBLISHED
Assigneribm
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2014-05-26 19:55:04 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionThe IBMSecureRandom component in the IBMJCE and IBMSecureRandom cryptographic providers in IBM SDK Java Technology Edition 5.0 before Service Refresh 16 FP6, 6 before Service Refresh 16, 6.0.1 before Service Refresh 8, 7 before Service Refresh 7, and 7R1 before Service Refresh 1 makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to defeat cryptographic protection mechanisms by predicting the random number generator's output.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 5.8 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Problem Types: CWE-310 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Ibm Java Sdk 5.0.0.0 All All All
Application Ibm Java Sdk 5.0.11.0 All All All
Application Ibm Java Sdk 5.0.11.1 All All All
Application Ibm Java Sdk 5.0.11.2 All All All
Application Ibm Java Sdk 5.0.12.0 All All All
Application Ibm Java Sdk 5.0.12.1 All All All
Application Ibm Java Sdk 5.0.12.2 All All All
Application Ibm Java Sdk 5.0.12.3 All All All
Application Ibm Java Sdk 5.0.12.4 All All All
Application Ibm Java Sdk 5.0.12.5 All All All
Application Ibm Java Sdk 5.0.13.0 All All All
Application Ibm Java Sdk 5.0.14.0 All All All
Application Ibm Java Sdk 5.0.15.0 All All All
Application Ibm Java Sdk 5.0.16.0 All All All
Application Ibm Java Sdk 5.0.16.1 All All All
Application Ibm Java Sdk 5.0.16.2 All All All
Application Ibm Java Sdk 5.0.16.3 All All All
Application Ibm Java Sdk 5.0.16.4 All All All
Application Ibm Java Sdk 5.0.16.5 All All All
Application Ibm Java Sdk 6.0.0.0 All All All
Application Ibm Java Sdk 6.0.1.0 All All All
Application Ibm Java Sdk 6.0.10.0 All All All
Application Ibm Java Sdk 6.0.10.1 All All All
Application Ibm Java Sdk 6.0.11.0 All All All
Application Ibm Java Sdk 6.0.12.0 All All All
Application Ibm Java Sdk 6.0.13.0 All All All
Application Ibm Java Sdk 6.0.13.1 All All All
Application Ibm Java Sdk 6.0.13.2 All All All
Application Ibm Java Sdk 6.0.14.0 All All All
Application Ibm Java Sdk 6.0.15.0 All All All
Application Ibm Java Sdk 6.0.15.1 All All All
Application Ibm Java Sdk 6.0.2.0 All All All
Application Ibm Java Sdk 6.0.3.0 All All All
Application Ibm Java Sdk 6.0.4.0 All All All
Application Ibm Java Sdk 6.0.5.0 All All All
Application Ibm Java Sdk 6.0.6.0 All All All
Application Ibm Java Sdk 6.0.7.0 All All All
Application Ibm Java Sdk 6.0.8.0 All All All
Application Ibm Java Sdk 6.0.8.1 All All All
Application Ibm Java Sdk 6.0.9.0 All All All
Application Ibm Java Sdk 6.0.9.1 All All All
Application Ibm Java Sdk 6.0.9.2 All All All
Application Ibm Java Sdk 7.0.0.0 All All All
Application Ibm Java Sdk 7.0.1.0 All All All
Application Ibm Java Sdk 7.0.2.0 All All All
Application Ibm Java Sdk 7.0.3.0 All All All
Application Ibm Java Sdk 7.0.4.0 All All All
Application Ibm Java Sdk 7.0.4.1 All All All
Application Ibm Java Sdk 7.0.4.2 All All All
Application Ibm Java Sdk 7.0.5.0 All All All
Application Ibm Java Sdk 7.0.6.0 All All All
Application Ibm Java Sdk 7.0.6.1 All All All
Application Ibm Java Sdk 7.1.0.0 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
IBM Java SDK CVE-2014-0878 Security Bypass Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
IBM Security Bulletin: Rational Insight - IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition Quarterly CPU - April 2014 (CVE-2014-0460, CVE-2014-0878) - United States af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www-01.ibm.com Vendor Advisory
About Secunia Research | Flexera af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
IBM Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities in current IBM SDK for Java - April 2014 CPU update for Lotus Quickr 8.5 for WebSphere Portal - United States af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ibm.com
Security Bulletin: Security vulnerabilities in IBM SDK, Java™ Technology Edition (CVE-2014-0878, CVE-2014-0460, CVE-2014-0453, CVE-2014-2420) affect SmartCloud Provisioning af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ibm.com
Security Advisory SA59023 - IBM Multiple Products Java Two Vulnerabilities - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
IBM Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Multi-Enterprise Integration Gateway (CVE-2014-0460, CVE-2014-0878, CVE-2014-0453) - United States af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ibm.com
IBM notice: The page you requested cannot be displayed af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www-01.ibm.com
IBM Security Bulletin: IBM Operational Decision Manager, WebSphere ILOG JRules and WebSphere Business Events: Multiple security vulnerabilities in IBM JRE - United States af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www-01.ibm.com
IBM Security Bulletin: Two java security vulnerabilities in IBM Security Access Manager for Mobile and IBM Security Access Manager for Web (CVE-2014-0878, CVE-2014-0453) - United States af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www-01.ibm.com
IBM Security Bulletin: IBM Lotus Expeditor fixes for multiple vulnerabilities in IBM JRE - United States af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www-01.ibm.com
Security Advisory SA59058 - IBM Lotus Expeditor Multiple Java Vulnerabilities - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities in the IBM SDK Java Technology Edition component of IBM MessageSight 1.0-1.1 (CVE-2014-0878, CVE-2014-0460 & CVE-2014-0453) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www-01.ibm.com
Security Bulletin: Multiple security vulnerabilities exist in the IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition provided with WebSphere eXtreme Scale af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www-01.ibm.com
Security Advisory SA59022 - IBM API Management Java Two Vulnerabilities - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
IBM Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities in current releases of the IBM® SDK, Java™ Technology Edition - United States af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www-01.ibm.com Vendor Advisory
IBM Security Bulletin: Multiple security vulnerabilities in IBM SDK, Java™ Technology Edition affect IBM SmartCloud Provisioning (CVE-2014-0878, CVE-2014-0460, CVE-2014-0453). - United States af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www-01.ibm.com
IBM SmartCloud Provisioning 2.1 Fix Pack 5 (SCP - 2.1.0.5) - United States af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www-01.ibm.com
IBM Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM API Management - United States af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www-01.ibm.com
IBM Security Bulletin: AppScan Standard can be affected by vulnerability in the current IBM SDK for Java (CVE-2014-0878, CVE-2014-4244, CVE-2014-4263) - United States af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www-01.ibm.com Vendor Advisory
Security Bulletin: Multiple security vulnerabilities exist in the IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition provided with WebSphere DataPower XC10 Appliance af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www-01.ibm.com
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
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