2.6
Advisory Published
CVE Published
Updated

CVE-2014-2420

First published: Tue Apr 15 2014(Updated: )

Oracle Java SE 6u75, 7u55 and 8u5 fixes an unspecified vulnerability in the Deployment component (<a href="https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-2420">CVE-2014-2420</a>). Upstream has CVSSv2 scored this issue as: 2.6/AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N External Reference: <a href="http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuapr2014-1972952.html#AppendixJAVA">http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuapr2014-1972952.html#AppendixJAVA</a>

Credit: secalert_us@oracle.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
redhat/java<1.7.0-oracle-1:1.7.0.55-1jpp.2.el5_10
1.7.0-oracle-1:1.7.0.55-1jpp.2.el5_10
redhat/java<1.6.0-sun-1:1.6.0.75-1jpp.3.el5_10
1.6.0-sun-1:1.6.0.75-1jpp.3.el5_10
redhat/java<1.7.0-oracle-1:1.7.0.55-1jpp.1.el6_5
1.7.0-oracle-1:1.7.0.55-1jpp.1.el6_5
redhat/java<1.6.0-sun-1:1.6.0.75-1jpp.1.el6_5
1.6.0-sun-1:1.6.0.75-1jpp.1.el6_5
redhat/java<1.6.0-ibm-1:1.6.0.16.0-1jpp.1.el5
1.6.0-ibm-1:1.6.0.16.0-1jpp.1.el5
redhat/java<1.7.0-ibm-1:1.7.0.7.0-1jpp.1.el5_10
1.7.0-ibm-1:1.7.0.7.0-1jpp.1.el5_10
redhat/java<1.6.0-ibm-1:1.6.0.16.0-1jpp.1.el5_10
1.6.0-ibm-1:1.6.0.16.0-1jpp.1.el5_10
redhat/java<1.7.0-ibm-1:1.7.0.7.0-1jpp.1.el6_5
1.7.0-ibm-1:1.7.0.7.0-1jpp.1.el6_5
redhat/java<1.6.0-ibm-1:1.6.0.16.0-1jpp.1.el6_5
1.6.0-ibm-1:1.6.0.16.0-1jpp.1.el6_5
redhat/java<1.7.1-ibm-1:1.7.1.1.0-1jpp.2.el7_0
1.7.1-ibm-1:1.7.1.1.0-1jpp.2.el7_0
Oracle JDK 6=1.6.0-update71
Oracle JDK 6=1.7.0-update51
Oracle JDK 6=1.8.0
Oracle Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.6.0-update71
Oracle Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.7.0-update51
Oracle Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.8.0

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2014-2420?

    CVE-2014-2420 has been assigned a CVSSv2 score of 2.6, indicating low severity.

  • How do I fix CVE-2014-2420?

    To resolve CVE-2014-2420, update to the latest versions of Java as listed in the remediation section for your specific package.

  • Which Oracle Java versions are affected by CVE-2014-2420?

    CVE-2014-2420 affects Oracle Java SE 6u75, 7u55, and 8u5.

  • What components are vulnerable in CVE-2014-2420?

    The vulnerability exists in the Deployment component of Oracle Java.

  • Is there a workaround for CVE-2014-2420?

    There are no recommended workarounds for CVE-2014-2420, the best approach is to apply the security updates.

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