CVE-2023-5676

4.1 MEDIUM
Published: November 15, 2023 Modified: November 03, 2025

Description

In Eclipse OpenJ9 before version 0.41.0, the JVM can be forced into an infinite busy hang on a spinlock or a segmentation fault if a shutdown signal (SIGTERM, SIGINT or SIGHUP) is received before the JVM has finished initializing.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/eclipse-openj9/openj9/pull/18085
Source: emo@eclipse.org
Issue Tracking Patch
https://github.com/eclipse-openj9/openj9/pull/18085
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking Patch
https://gitlab.eclipse.org/security/cve-assignement/-/issues/13
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20241108-0002/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

5 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
4.1 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.0%
12th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

eclipse