CVE-2020-14573

Description

Vulnerability in the Java SE product of Oracle Java SE (component: Hotspot). Supported versions that are affected are Java SE: 11.0.7 and 14.0.1. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise Java SE. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of Java SE 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 (Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N).

How to fix CVE-2020-14573

To remediate CVE-2020-14573, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.

• —upgrade to 11.0.8 or later
• —upgrade to 11.0.8 or later
• —upgrade to 11.0.8 or later
• —upgrade to 11.0.8+10-1 or later

Is CVE-2020-14573 being exploited?

Low — EPSS is 0.4%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.

Affected packages (4)

• >= 9.0.0, < 11.0.8, >= 12.0.0, < 14.0.2
• >= 9.0.0, < 11.0.8, >= 12.0.0, < 14.0.2
• >= 9.0.0, < 11.0.8, >= 12.0.0, < 14.0.2
• from 0, < 11.0.8+10-1

CVSS scores

References (13)

• ADVISORYsecurity-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-14573
• WEBlists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00019.html
• WEBlists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00027.html
• WEBkc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10332