Vulnerability · Published Oct 21, 2020 · Assigned by oracle
CVE-2020-14792
Medium 4.2
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 2.2% (higher than 83% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official description
Vulnerability in the Java SE, Java SE Embedded product of Oracle Java SE (component: Hotspot). Supported versions that are affected are Java SE: 7u271, 8u261, 11.0.8 and 15; Java SE Embedded: 8u261. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise Java SE, Java SE Embedded. Successful attacks require human interaction from a person other than the attacker. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of Java SE, Java SE Embedded accessible data as well as unauthorized read access to a subset of Java SE, Java SE Embedded accessible data. 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 3.1 Base Score 4.2 (Confidentiality and Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N).
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.20 | openjdk11 | 11.0.9_p11-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-14792 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | openjdk11 | 11.0.9_p11-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-14792 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | openjdk11 | 11.0.9_p11-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-14792 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | openjdk11 | 11.0.9_p11-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-14792 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | openjdk11 | 11.0.9_p11-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-14792 |
| Alpine:v3.20 | openjdk8 | 8.272.10-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-14792 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | openjdk8 | 8.272.10-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-14792 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | openjdk8 | 8.272.10-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-14792 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | openjdk8 | 8.272.10-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-14792 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | openjdk8 | 8.272.10-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-14792 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | icedtea-web | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-14792 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | icedtea-web | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-14792 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | icedtea-web | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-14792 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | icedtea-web | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-14792 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | icedtea-web | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-14792 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Oracle Corporation | Java SE JDK and JRE | Java SE: 7u2718u26111.0.815; Java SE Embedded: 8u261 |
References
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html x_refsource_MISC
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20201023-0004/ x_refsource_CONFIRM
- DSA-4779 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN
- [debian-lts-announce] 20201030 [SECURITY] [DLA 2412-1] openjdk-8 security update mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
- openSUSE-SU-2020:1893 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE
- GLSA-202101-19 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO