CVE-2020-14578
Vulnerability in the Java SE, Java SE Embedded product of Oracle Java SE (component: Libraries). Supported versions that are affected are Java SE: 7u261 and 8u251; Java SE Embedded: 8u251. Difficult
02 Description
Vulnerability in the Java SE, Java SE Embedded product of Oracle Java SE (component: Libraries). Supported versions that are affected are Java SE: 7u261 and 8u251; Java SE Embedded: 8u251. Difficult
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 4.31% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 91.0% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 3.7 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
- NVD analysis status
- Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2020-07-15 17:34Z6 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-09-27 18:38Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2020-06-19
- Assigning CNA
- oracle
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Low (CVSS 3.7)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
- Weaknesses
- CWE-248Uncaught ExceptionBase
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- d67aa637a564a02a89086e73c145aef1a3832c412a2732d830c7fd27422dfecc
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.oracle.comhttps://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html
- security.netapp.comhttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200717-0005/
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2020-e418151dc3https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6CFJPOYF3CWYEPCDOAOCNFJTQIKKWPHW/
- www.debian.orgDSA-4734https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4734
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2020-508df53719https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DFZ36XIW5ENQAW6BB7WHRFFTTJX7KGMR/
- lists.debian.org[debian-lts-announce] 20200813 [SECURITY] [DLA 2325-1] openjdk-8 security updatehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00021.html
- usn.ubuntu.comUSN-4453-1https://usn.ubuntu.com/4453-1/
- security.gentoo.orgGLSA-202008-24https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202008-24
- kc.mcafee.comhttps://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10332
- lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2020:1893http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-11/msg00041.html
- security.gentoo.orgGLSA-202209-15https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202209-15
07 Fixed in
Debian 11
- openjdk-11 Fixed in 11.0.8+10-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- openjdk-8 Fixed in 8u265-b01-0ubuntu2~16.04
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- openjdk-8 Fixed in 8u265-b01-0ubuntu2~18.04
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- openjdk-8 Fixed in 8u265-b01-0ubuntu2~20.04
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.