Oracle Middleware Common Libraries and Tools 12.2.1.4.0 Third Party Patch input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Oracle Middleware Common Libraries and Tools 12.2.1.4.0. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Third Party Patch. The manipulation leads to an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2020-11987. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Oracle Middleware Common Libraries and Tools 12.2.1.4.0 (Middleware). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the component Third Party Patch. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. Impacted is confidentiality, and integrity.

The weakness was disclosed 01/17/2023 as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - January 2023. The advisory is shared at oracle.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2020-11987. 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 11/04/2025).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 242417 (Debian dla-4243 : libbatik-java - security update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (242417). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.0

VulDB Base Score: 8.2
VulDB Temp Score: 7.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 242417
Nessus Name: Debian dla-4243 : libbatik-java - security update

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

04/21/2020 🔍
01/17/2023 +1001 days 🔍
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01/18/2023 +1 days 🔍
11/04/2025 +1021 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - January 2023
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2020-11987 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-11987
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-218717

Entryinfo

Created: 01/18/2023 07:28
Updated: 11/04/2025 01:04
Changes: 01/18/2023 07:28 (38), 02/13/2023 09:48 (2), 02/13/2023 09:53 (19), 02/13/2023 09:54 (1), 07/21/2025 22:00 (17), 11/04/2025 01:04 (1)
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