CVE-2020-2659
Vulnerability in the Java SE, Java SE Embedded product of Oracle Java SE (component: Networking). Supported versions that are affected are Java SE: 7u241 and 8u231; Java SE Embedded: 8u231. Difficult
02 Description
Vulnerability in the Java SE, Java SE Embedded product of Oracle Java SE (component: Networking). Supported versions that are affected are Java SE: 7u241 and 8u231; Java SE Embedded: 8u231. 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
- 4.20% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 90.5% 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
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- Low. 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
- 2020-01-15 16:34Z6 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-09-30 15:58Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2019-12-10
- Assigning CNA
- oracle
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Low (CVSS 3.7)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
- Weaknesses
- CWE-770Allocation of Resources Without Limits or ThrottlingBase
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 06b6a45841ba59ae965239dffd936b01d9f730986dd60a5e918651013de8a13a
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.oracle.comhttps://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2020.html
- access.redhat.comRHSA-2020:0157https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0157
- access.redhat.comRHSA-2020:0196https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0196
- security.netapp.comhttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200122-0003/
- lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2020:0147http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00060.html
- access.redhat.comRHSA-2020:0231https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0231
- access.redhat.comRHSA-2020:0202https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0202
- usn.ubuntu.comUSN-4257-1https://usn.ubuntu.com/4257-1/
- access.redhat.comRHSA-2020:0465https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0465
- access.redhat.comRHSA-2020:0470https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0470
- access.redhat.comRHSA-2020:0467https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0467
- access.redhat.comRHSA-2020:0469https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0469
- access.redhat.comRHSA-2020:0468https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0468
- www.debian.orgDSA-4621https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4621
- seclists.org20200216 [SECURITY] [DSA 4621-1] openjdk-8 security updatehttps://seclists.org/bugtraq/2020/Feb/22
- access.redhat.comRHSA-2020:0541https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0541
- access.redhat.comRHSA-2020:0632https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0632
- lists.debian.org[debian-lts-announce] 20200229 [SECURITY] [DLA 2128-1] openjdk-7 security updatehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/02/msg00034.html
- security.gentoo.orgGLSA-202101-19https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-19
07 Fixed in
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- openjdk-8 Fixed in 8u242-b08-0ubuntu3~16.04
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 8u242-b08-0ubuntu3~18.04
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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