CVE-2021-2161
Description
Vulnerability in the Java SE, Java SE Embedded, Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition product of Oracle Java SE (component: Libraries). Supported versions that are affected are Java SE: 7u291, 8u281, 11.0.10, 16; Java SE Embedded: 8u281; Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition: 19.3.5, 20.3.1.2 and 21.0.0.2. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise Java SE, Java SE Embedded, Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or all Java SE, Java SE Embedded, Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition accessible data. Note: This vulnerability applies to Java deployments that load and run untrusted code (e.g., code that comes from the internet) and rely on the Java sandbox for security. It can also be exploited by supplying untrusted data to APIs in the specified Component. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 5.9 (Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N).
How to fix CVE-2021-2161
To remediate CVE-2021-2161, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 1.7.0 or later
- —upgrade to 1.7.0 or later
- —upgrade to 1.7.0 or later
Is CVE-2021-2161 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 1.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (3)
- from 0, < 1.7.0, >= 1.8.0, < 1.8.0, >= 7.0.0, < 7.0.301, >= 8.0.0, < 8.0.291, >= 9.0.0, < 11.0.11, >= 12.0.0, < 16.0.1
- from 0, < 1.7.0, >= 1.8.0, < 1.8.0, >= 7.0.0, < 7.0.301, >= 8.0.0, < 8.0.291, >= 9.0.0, < 11.0.11, >= 12.0.0, < 16.0.1
- from 0, < 1.7.0, >= 1.8.0, < 1.8.0, >= 7.0.0, < 7.0.301, >= 8.0.0, < 8.0.291, >= 9.0.0, < 11.0.11, >= 12.0.0, < 16.0.1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM5.9 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |