CVE-2020-14781

Vulnerability in the Java SE, Java SE Embedded product of Oracle Java SE (component: JNDI). Supported versions that are affected are Java SE: 7u271, 8u261, 11.0.8 and 15; Java SE Embedded: 8u261. 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 read access to a subset of Java SE, Java SE Embedded accessible data. 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 (Confidentiality impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N).

• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-11/msg00041.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00031.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-19Third Party Advisory
• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20201023-0004/Third Party Advisory
• https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4779Third Party Advisory
• https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.htmlVendor Advisory
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-11/msg00041.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00031.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-19Third Party Advisory
• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20201023-0004/Third Party Advisory
• https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4779Third Party Advisory
• https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.htmlVendor Advisory

Published

Oct 21, 2020

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Analyzed