Vulnerability · Published Jul 20, 2021 · Assigned by oracle
CVE-2021-2432
Low 3.7
In plain English
A low-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 3.7% (higher than 90% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
Vulnerability in the Java SE product of Oracle Java SE (component: JNDI). The supported version that is affected is Java SE: 7u301. 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 ability to cause a partial denial of service (partial DOS) of Java SE. 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 can also be exploited by using APIs in the specified Component, e.g., through a web service which supplies data to the APIs. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 3.7 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L).
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Oracle Corporation | Java SE JDK and JRE | Java SE:7u301 |
References
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2021.html x_refsource_MISC
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html x_refsource_MISC
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210723-0002/ x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10366 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- GLSA-202209-05 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO