| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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Summary
A vulnerability was found in Oracle Java SE 11.0.7/14.0.1. It has been rated as problematic. This affects an unknown part of the component Hotspot. This manipulation causes an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2020-14573. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised.
Details
A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Oracle Java SE 11.0.7/14.0.1 (Programming Language Software). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component Hotspot. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:
Vulnerability in the Java SE product of Oracle Java SE (component: Hotspot). Supported versions that are affected are Java SE: 11.0.7 and 14.0.1. 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 update, insert or delete access to some of Java SE 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 3.7 (Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N).
The weakness was disclosed 07/15/2020 as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - July 2020 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at oracle.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2020-14573. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 11/01/2025). 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 271764 (Amazon Linux 2023 : java-11-amazon-corretto, java-11-amazon-corretto-devel, java-11-amazon-corretto-headless (ALAS2023-2025-1252)), 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 (271764). The entries VDB-158073, VDB-158074, VDB-158075 and VDB-158076 are pretty similar. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.
Product
Type
Vendor
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Website
- Vendor: https://www.oracle.com
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.7VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.7
VulDB Base Score: 3.7
VulDB Temp Score: 3.6
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Vendor Base Score (Oracle): 3.7
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NVD Base Score: 3.7
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Exploiting
Class: UnknownCWE: Unknown
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 271764
Nessus Name: Amazon Linux 2023 : java-11-amazon-corretto, java-11-amazon-corretto-devel, java-11-amazon-corretto-headless (ALAS2023-2025-1252)
Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
06/19/2020 🔍07/15/2020 🔍
07/15/2020 🔍
07/16/2020 🔍
11/01/2025 🔍
Sources
Vendor: oracle.comAdvisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - July 2020
Status: Confirmed
Confirmation: 🔍
CVE: CVE-2020-14573 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-14573
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-158347
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Entry
Created: 07/16/2020 09:26Updated: 11/01/2025 20:48
Changes: 07/16/2020 09:26 (64), 11/01/2020 20:02 (2), 11/01/2020 20:05 (1), 11/01/2025 20:48 (17)
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