CVE-2020-14779

LOW

Oracle OpenJDK 7u271, 8u261, 11.0.8, 15 - Unauthenticated Partial Denial of Service via Serialization

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

Vulnerability in the Java SE, Java SE Embedded product of Oracle Java SE (component: Serialization). 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 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).

References (12)

Core 12
Core References
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20201023-0004/
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4779
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00031.html
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-11/msg00041.html
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_gentoo
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-19

Scores

CVSS v3 3.7
EPSS 0.0016
EPSS Percentile 36.9%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

Status published
Products (29)
debian/debian_linux 9.0
debian/debian_linux 10.0
fedoraproject/fedora 31
fedoraproject/fedora 32
fedoraproject/fedora 33
netapp/7-mode_transition_tool
netapp/active_iq_unified_manager 7.3
netapp/active_iq_unified_manager 9.5
netapp/e-series_santricity_os_controller 11.0.0 - 11.60.3
netapp/e-series_santricity_storage_manager
... and 19 more
Published Oct 21, 2020
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026