Vulnerability · Published Apr 15, 2020 · Assigned by oracle

CVE-2020-2755

Low 3.7

In plain English

A low-severity security flaw in Java from Oracle Corporation. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 3.9% (higher than 90% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.0)3.7Low
Exploit odds (30 days)3.9%top 9.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Vulnerability in the Java SE, Java SE Embedded product of Oracle Java SE (component: Scripting). Supported versions that are affected are Java SE: 8u241, 11.0.6 and 14; Java SE Embedded: 8u241. 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 3.0 Base Score 3.7 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L).

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Alpine:v3.20openjdk1111.0.7_p10-r0ALPINE-CVE-2020-2755
Alpine:v3.21openjdk1111.0.7_p10-r0ALPINE-CVE-2020-2755
Alpine:v3.22openjdk1111.0.7_p10-r0ALPINE-CVE-2020-2755
Alpine:v3.23openjdk1111.0.7_p10-r0ALPINE-CVE-2020-2755
Alpine:v3.24openjdk1111.0.7_p10-r0ALPINE-CVE-2020-2755
Alpine:v3.20openjdk88.252.09-r0ALPINE-CVE-2020-2755
Alpine:v3.21openjdk88.252.09-r0ALPINE-CVE-2020-2755
Alpine:v3.22openjdk88.252.09-r0ALPINE-CVE-2020-2755
Alpine:v3.23openjdk88.252.09-r0ALPINE-CVE-2020-2755
Alpine:v3.24openjdk88.252.09-r0ALPINE-CVE-2020-2755

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Oracle Corporation Java Java SE: 8u241, 11.0.6, 14Java SE Embedded: 8u241

References