Vulnerability · Published Apr 22, 2021 · Assigned by oracle
CVE-2021-2161
Medium 5.9
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in Java SE JDK and JRE 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 3.5% (higher than 89% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official 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).
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | icedtea-web | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-2161 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | icedtea-web | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-2161 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | icedtea-web | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-2161 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | icedtea-web | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-2161 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | icedtea-web | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-2161 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Oracle Corporation | Java SE JDK and JRE | Java SE:7u291Java SE:8u281Java SE:11.0.10Java SE:16Java SE Embedded:8u281Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition:19.3.5Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition:20.3.1.2Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition:21.0.0.2 |
References
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2021.html x_refsource_MISC
- [debian-lts-announce] 20210423 [SECURITY] [DLA 2634-1] openjdk-8 security update mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
- DSA-4899 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN
- FEDORA-2021-6eb9bbbf0c vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA
- FEDORA-2021-65aa196c14 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA
- FEDORA-2021-25b47f16af vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA
- FEDORA-2021-8b80ef64f1 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA
- FEDORA-2021-f71b592e07 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA
- FEDORA-2021-b88e86b753 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210513-0001/ x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://docs.azul.com/core/zulu-openjdk/release-notes/april-2021.html#fixed-common-vulnerabilities-and-exposures x_refsource_MISC
- https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10366 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- GLSA-202209-05 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO