Oracle Java SE 7u241/8u231/11.0.5/13.0.1 Security

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A vulnerability has been found in Oracle Java SE 7u241/8u231/11.0.5/13.0.1 and classified as problematic. This affects an unknown function of the component Security. Performing a manipulation results in an unknown weakness. This vulnerability was named CVE-2020-2590. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. The affected component should be upgraded.

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A vulnerability was found in Oracle Java SE 7u241/8u231/11.0.5/13.0.1 (Programming Language Software). It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown part of the component Security. This is going to have an impact on integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Vulnerability in the Java SE, Java SE Embedded product of Oracle Java SE (component: Security). Supported versions that are affected are Java SE: 7u241, 8u231, 11.0.5 and 13.0.1; Java SE Embedded: 8u231. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via Kerberos to compromise Java SE, Java SE Embedded. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of Java SE, Java SE Embedded 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 3.7 (Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N).

The weakness was presented 01/15/2020 as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - January 2020 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at oracle.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2020-2590. The exploitability is told to be difficult. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for 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 10/12/2024). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product decreasing in the near future.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 208630 (CentOS 6 : java-1.7.1-ibm (RHSA-2020:3387)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (208630). See VDB-149016, VDB-149015, VDB-149014 and VDB-149013 for similar entries. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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• Programming Language Software

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• Oracle

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• Java SE

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• 7u241
• 8u231
• 11.0.5
• 13.0.1

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• open-source

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• Vendor: https://www.oracle.com

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