CVE-2020-14803

Description

Vulnerability in the Java SE product of Oracle Java SE (component: Libraries). Supported versions that are affected are Java SE: 11.0.8 and 15. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise Java SE. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized read access to a subset of Java SE accessible data. Note: This vulnerability applies to Java deployments, typically in clients running sandboxed Java Web Start applications or sandboxed Java applets, that load and run untrusted code (e.g., code that comes from the internet) and rely on the Java sandbox for security. This vulnerability does not apply to Java deployments, typically in servers, that load and run only trusted code (e.g., code installed by an administrator). CVSS 3.1 Base Score 5.3 (Confidentiality impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N).

How to fix CVE-2020-14803

To remediate CVE-2020-14803, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.

• —upgrade to 11.0.9 or later
• —upgrade to 11.0.9 or later
• —upgrade to 11.0.9 or later
• —upgrade to 11.0.9+11-1 or later

Is CVE-2020-14803 being exploited?

Low — EPSS is 0.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.

Affected packages (4)

• >= 9.0.0, < 11.0.9, >= 12.0.0, < 15.0.1
• >= 9.0.0, < 11.0.9, >= 12.0.0, < 15.0.1
• >= 9.0.0, < 11.0.9, >= 12.0.0, < 15.0.1
• from 0, < 11.0.9+11-1

CVSS scores

References (9)

• ADVISORYsecurity-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-14803
• WEBlists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-11/msg00041.html
• WEBlists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00031.html
• WEBnvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-14803