CVE-2024-10917: Eclipse OpenJ9 might return an incorrect value in JNI function GetStringUTFLength

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.3 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-11-11 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-190

Description

In Eclipse OpenJ9 versions up to 0.47, the JNI function GetStringUTFLength may return an incorrect value which has wrapped around. From 0.48 the value is correct but may be truncated to include a smaller number of characters.

Affected products

The Eclipse Foundation Eclipse OpenJ9: from 0.8.0 before 0.48.0 — fixed in 0.48.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: The Eclipse Foundation Eclipse OpenJ9 0.48.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://github.com/eclipse-openj9/openj9/pull/20362
https://github.com/eclipse-openj9/openj9/releases/tag/openj9-0.48.0
https://gitlab.eclipse.org/security/cve-assignement/-/issues/47

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