CVE-2020-14297

MEDIUMCVSS 6.5/10EPSS 1.20%

Last modified

CVE-2020-14297 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.5/10 on the CVSS scale. A flaw was discovered in Wildfly's EJB Client as shipped with Red Hat JBoss EAP 7, where some specific EJB transaction objects may get accumulated over the time and can cause services to slow down and eventaully unavailable. An attacker can take advantage and cause denial of service attack and make services unavailable.. EPSS estimates a 1.20% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

A flaw was discovered in Wildfly's EJB Client as shipped with Red Hat JBoss EAP 7, where some specific EJB transaction objects may get accumulated over the time and can cause services to slow down and eventaully unavailable. An attacker can take advantage and cause denial of service attack and make services unavailable.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1
6.5/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS Probability
1.20%

64.3th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

VendorProductVersions
RedhatAmq2.0
RedhatJboss-Ejb-Client>= 1.0.0, < 4.0.34
RedhatJboss Enterprise Application Platform Continuous DeliveryAll versions
RedhatJboss Fuse6.0.0
RedhatOpenshift Application RuntimesAll versions
RedhatSingle Sign-On7.0

References

Timeline

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Last Modified
Status
Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2020-14297?
A flaw was discovered in Wildfly's EJB Client as shipped with Red Hat JBoss EAP 7, where some specific EJB transaction objects may get accumulated over the time and can cause services to slow down and eventaully unavailable. An attacker can take advantage and cause denial of service attack and make services unavailable.
How severe is CVE-2020-14297?
CVE-2020-14297 has a CVSS score of 6.5/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 1.20% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2020-14297?
Check the vendor references and advisories linked above for patched versions and mitigation guidance. You can also run a Strix scan to test if your systems are affected.

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Source: NVD / NIST