The 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.
CVE-2014-0878 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 1 product from ibm organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.
Documented in 2014, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.
2014-05-26T19:55:04.263
2025-04-12T10:46:40.837
Deferred
CVSSv2: 5.8 (MEDIUM)
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
8.6
4.9
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version/Range | Vulnerable? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | ibm | java_sdk | 6.0.0.0 | Yes |
| Application | ibm | java_sdk | 6.0.1.0 | Yes |
| Application | ibm | java_sdk | 6.0.2.0 | Yes |
| Application | ibm | java_sdk | 6.0.3.0 | Yes |
| Application | ibm | java_sdk | 6.0.4.0 | Yes |
| Application | ibm | java_sdk | 6.0.5.0 | Yes |
| Application | ibm | java_sdk | 6.0.6.0 | Yes |
| Application | ibm | java_sdk | 6.0.7.0 | Yes |
| Application | ibm | java_sdk | 6.0.8.0 | Yes |
| Application | ibm | java_sdk | 6.0.8.1 | Yes |
| Application | ibm | java_sdk | 6.0.9.0 | Yes |
| Application | ibm | java_sdk | 6.0.9.1 | Yes |
| Application | ibm | java_sdk | 6.0.9.2 | Yes |
| Application | ibm | java_sdk | 6.0.10.0 | Yes |
| Application | ibm | java_sdk | 6.0.10.1 | Yes |
| Application | ibm | java_sdk | 6.0.11.0 | Yes |
| Application | ibm | java_sdk | 6.0.12.0 | Yes |
| Application | ibm | java_sdk | 6.0.13.0 | Yes |
| Application | ibm | java_sdk | 6.0.13.1 | Yes |
| Application | ibm | java_sdk | 6.0.13.2 | Yes |
| Application | ibm | java_sdk | 6.0.14.0 | Yes |
| Application | ibm | java_sdk | 6.0.15.0 | Yes |
| Application | ibm | java_sdk | 6.0.15.1 | Yes |
| Application | ibm | java_sdk | 5.0.0.0 | Yes |
| Application | ibm | java_sdk | 5.0.11.0 | Yes |
| Application | ibm | java_sdk | 5.0.11.1 | Yes |
| Application | ibm | java_sdk | 5.0.11.2 | Yes |
| Application | ibm | java_sdk | 5.0.12.0 | Yes |
| Application | ibm | java_sdk | 5.0.12.1 | Yes |
| Application | ibm | java_sdk | 5.0.12.2 | Yes |
| Application | ibm | java_sdk | 5.0.12.3 | Yes |
| Application | ibm | java_sdk | 5.0.12.4 | Yes |
| Application | ibm | java_sdk | 5.0.12.5 | Yes |
| Application | ibm | java_sdk | 5.0.13.0 | Yes |
| Application | ibm | java_sdk | 5.0.14.0 | Yes |
| Application | ibm | java_sdk | 5.0.15.0 | Yes |
| Application | ibm | java_sdk | 5.0.16.0 | Yes |
| Application | ibm | java_sdk | 5.0.16.1 | Yes |
| Application | ibm | java_sdk | 5.0.16.2 | Yes |
| Application | ibm | java_sdk | 5.0.16.3 | Yes |
| Application | ibm | java_sdk | 5.0.16.4 | Yes |
| Application | ibm | java_sdk | 5.0.16.5 | Yes |
| Application | ibm | java_sdk | 7.0.0.0 | Yes |
| Application | ibm | java_sdk | 7.0.1.0 | Yes |
| Application | ibm | java_sdk | 7.0.2.0 | Yes |
| Application | ibm | java_sdk | 7.0.3.0 | Yes |
| Application | ibm | java_sdk | 7.0.4.0 | Yes |
| Application | ibm | java_sdk | 7.0.4.1 | Yes |
| Application | ibm | java_sdk | 7.0.4.2 | Yes |
| Application | ibm | java_sdk | 7.0.5.0 | Yes |
| Application | ibm | java_sdk | 7.0.6.0 | Yes |
| Application | ibm | java_sdk | 7.0.6.1 | Yes |
| Application | ibm | java_sdk | 7.1.0.0 | Yes |
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