Oracle Java SE 8u231 JavaFX

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Oracle Java SE 8u231. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component JavaFX. The manipulation leads to an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2020-2585. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Oracle Java SE 8u231 (Programming Language Software). This issue affects some unknown processing of the component JavaFX. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Vulnerability in the Java SE product of Oracle Java SE (component: JavaFX). The supported version that is affected is Java SE: 8u231. 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 creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or all Java SE accessible data. Note: This vulnerability applies to Java deployments, typically in clients running sandboxed Java Web Start applications or sandboxed Java applets (in Java SE 8), 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 3.0 Base Score 5.9 (Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N).

The weakness was shared 01/15/2020 as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - January 2020 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at oracle.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2020-2585. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/16/2020). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product decreasing in the near future.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The entries VDB-149016, VDB-149015, VDB-149014 and VDB-149013 are related to this item. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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• Programming Language Software

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• Oracle

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• Java SE

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• 8u231

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• open-source

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• Vendor: https://www.oracle.com

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