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CVE-2020-14621

Published: Jul 15, 2020Updated: May 27, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUNVD-CWE-noinfo
NVD MITRE
5.3CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
4.3%
Top 10.1%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Vulnerability in the Java SE, Java SE Embedded product of Oracle Java SE (component: JAXP). Supported versions that are affected are Java SE: 7u261, 8u251, 11.0.7 and 14.0.1; Java SE Embedded: 8u251. Easily exploitable 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 update, insert or delete access to some of Java SE, Java SE Embedded accessible data. Note: This vulnerability can only be exploited by supplying data to APIs in the specified Component without using Untrusted Java Web Start applications or Untrusted Java applets, such as through a web service. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 5.3 (Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N).

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:NI:LA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:LIntegrity
Low
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

Affected Products

openjdkoracle
On-prem
Databases / relational
jdkoracle
Dev Tool
OSS Libraries / generic-library
jreoracle
Library
OSS Libraries / generic-library
fedorafedoraproject
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
epolicy orchestratormcafeeSecurity Products
oraclecommercialUSDatabasesaka oracle corp.
fedoraprojectoss-projectUSOperating Systemsaka fedora project
mcafeecommercialUSSecurity Productsaka mcaee, mcafee security
and 26 more affected products View all →

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00019.html
lists.opensuse.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00027.html
lists.opensuse.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-11/msg00041.html
lists.opensuse.org
and 24 more references View all →

Timeline

Published
Jul 15, 2020
Last Updated
May 27, 2025

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