CVE-2020-14579

Vulnerability in the Java SE, Java SE Embedded product of Oracle Java SE (component: Libraries). Supported versions that are affected are Java SE: 7u261 and 8u251; Java SE Embedded: 8u251. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise Java SE, Java SE Embedded. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a partial denial of service (partial DOS) of Java SE, Java SE Embedded. Note: Applies to client and server deployment of Java. This vulnerability can be exploited through sandboxed Java Web Start applications and sandboxed Java applets. It can also be exploited by supplying data to APIs in the specified Component without using sandboxed Java Web Start applications or sandboxed Java applets, such as through a web service. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 3.7 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L).

• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-11/msg00041.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
• https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10332Third Party Advisory
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00021.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6CFJPOYF3CWYEPCDOAOCNFJTQIKKWPHW/Third Party Advisory
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DFZ36XIW5ENQAW6BB7WHRFFTTJX7KGMR/Third Party Advisory
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202008-24Third Party Advisory
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202209-15Third Party Advisory
• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200717-0005/Third Party Advisory
• https://usn.ubuntu.com/4453-1/Third Party Advisory
• https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4734Third Party Advisory
• https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-11/msg00041.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
• https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10332Third Party Advisory
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00021.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6CFJPOYF3CWYEPCDOAOCNFJTQIKKWPHW/Third Party Advisory
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DFZ36XIW5ENQAW6BB7WHRFFTTJX7KGMR/Third Party Advisory
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202008-24Third Party Advisory
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202209-15Third Party Advisory
• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200717-0005/Third Party Advisory
• https://usn.ubuntu.com/4453-1/Third Party Advisory
• https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4734Third Party Advisory
• https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory

Published

Jul 15, 2020

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Analyzed

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