Oracle Java SE 7u271/8u261/11.0.8/15 JNDI information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Oracle Java SE 7u271/8u261/11.0.8/15. It has been rated as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component JNDI. The manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2020-14781. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Oracle Java SE 7u271/8u261/11.0.8/15 (Programming Language Software) and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown function of the component JNDI. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality.

The weakness was disclosed 10/20/2020 as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - October 2020. It is possible to read the advisory at oracle.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2020-14781. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 208569 (CentOS 7 : java-1.8.0-ibm (RHSA-2021:0717)), 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 (208569). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 208569
Nessus Name: CentOS 7 : java-1.8.0-ibm (RHSA-2021:0717)

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Recommended: Upgrade
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06/19/2020 🔍
10/20/2020 +123 days 🔍
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10/21/2020 +1 days 🔍
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Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - October 2020
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2020-14781 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-14781
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-163247

Entryinfo

Created: 10/21/2020 20:48
Updated: 05/27/2025 21:43
Changes: 10/21/2020 20:48 (41), 11/24/2020 13:31 (3), 11/24/2020 13:35 (8), 10/15/2024 18:33 (16), 05/27/2025 21:43 (12)
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