CVE-2020-14779

LOWMonitor

Published:Oct 21, 2020(5 years ago)

Modified:May 27, 2025

Remote ExploitNo Auth RequiredNo Interaction

Vulnerability 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).

Attack Characteristics

Network AccessHigh ComplexityNo Auth NeededNo User Interaction

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No Fix Known

No patch has been released yet. Apply workarounds or mitigations where available.

Affected Software

113

Vendor	Product	Versions	Fixed In
oracle	openjdk	-	-
oracle	openjdk	-

Timeline

Published
CVE disclosed publicly
Oct 21, 20205 years ago
Last Modified
Most recent update
May 27, 202511 months ago
Indexed to CVEInsight
Added to this platform
Mar 29, 20261 month ago

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-11/msg00041....Mailing List
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00031.htmlMailing List
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists...Third Party Advisory

CVSS Score

v3.1

3.7/ 10.0

LOW

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

At a Glance

113

Affected Products

References

oracle / openjdk +112 more

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists...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....Mailing List

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00031.htmlMailing List

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists...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

CVSS v3 Vector

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

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityHigh

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

Impact

ScopeUnchanged

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityLow

Impact Analysis

ConfidentialityNone

NoneLowHigh

IntegrityNone

NoneLowHigh

AvailabilityLow

NoneLowHigh

CVE-2020-14779

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Affected Software

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CVSS v3 Vector

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Vulnerability Description