medium
6.5
CWE
400
Advisory Published
CVE Published
CVE Published
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2020-14297

First published: Fri Jul 03 2020(Updated: )

A flaw was discovered in Wildfly's EJB Client as shipped with Red Hat JBoss EAP 7, where some specific EJB transaction objects may get accumulated over the time and can cause services to slow down and eventaully unavailable. An attacker can take advantage and cause denial of service attack and make services unavailable.

Credit: secalert@redhat.com secalert@redhat.com secalert@redhat.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
maven/org.jboss:jboss-ejb-client<4.0.34.Final
4.0.34.Final
redhat/qpid-cpp<0:1.36.0-31.el6_10a
0:1.36.0-31.el6_10a
redhat/qpid-proton<0:0.32.0-1.el6_10
0:0.32.0-1.el6_10
redhat/qpid-cpp<0:1.36.0-31.el7a
0:1.36.0-31.el7a
redhat/qpid-proton<0:0.32.0-2.el7
0:0.32.0-2.el7
redhat/nodejs-rhea<0:1.0.24-1.el8
0:1.0.24-1.el8
redhat/qpid-proton<0:0.32.0-2.el8
0:0.32.0-2.el8
redhat/eap7-jboss-ejb-client<0:4.0.33-2.SP1_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
0:4.0.33-2.SP1_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-wildfly<0:7.2.8-6.GA_redhat_00003.1.el6ea
0:7.2.8-6.GA_redhat_00003.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-wildfly-http-client<0:1.0.21-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
0:1.0.21-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-wildfly-naming-client<0:1.0.13-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
0:1.0.13-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-dom4j<0:2.1.3-1.redhat_00001.1.el6ea
0:2.1.3-1.redhat_00001.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-elytron-web<0:1.2.5-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
0:1.2.5-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-glassfish-jsf<0:2.3.5-13.SP3_redhat_00011.1.el6ea
0:2.3.5-13.SP3_redhat_00011.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-hal-console<0:3.0.23-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
0:3.0.23-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-hibernate<0:5.3.17-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
0:5.3.17-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-hibernate-validator<0:6.0.20-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
0:6.0.20-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-ironjacamar<0:1.4.22-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
0:1.4.22-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-jackson-databind<0:2.9.10.4-1.redhat_00001.1.el6ea
0:2.9.10.4-1.redhat_00001.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-jboss-genericjms<0:2.0.6-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
0:2.0.6-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-jboss-logmanager<0:2.1.15-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
0:2.1.15-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-jboss-modules<0:1.8.10-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
0:1.8.10-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-jboss-server-migration<0:1.3.1-13.Final_redhat_00014.1.el6ea
0:1.3.1-13.Final_redhat_00014.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-jboss-xnio-base<0:3.7.6-4.SP3_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
0:3.7.6-4.SP3_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-resteasy<0:3.6.1-10.SP9_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
0:3.6.1-10.SP9_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-undertow<0:2.0.30-4.SP4_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
0:2.0.30-4.SP4_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-weld-core<0:3.0.6-4.Final_redhat_00004.1.el6ea
0:3.0.6-4.Final_redhat_00004.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-wildfly<0:7.2.9-4.GA_redhat_00003.1.el6ea
0:7.2.9-4.GA_redhat_00003.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-wildfly-elytron<0:1.6.8-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
0:1.6.8-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-wildfly-http-client<0:1.0.22-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
0:1.0.22-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-wildfly-transaction-client<0:1.1.11-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
0:1.1.11-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-jboss-ejb-client<0:4.0.33-2.SP1_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
0:4.0.33-2.SP1_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-wildfly<0:7.2.8-6.GA_redhat_00003.1.el7ea
0:7.2.8-6.GA_redhat_00003.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-wildfly-http-client<0:1.0.21-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
0:1.0.21-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-wildfly-naming-client<0:1.0.13-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
0:1.0.13-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-dom4j<0:2.1.3-1.redhat_00001.1.el7ea
0:2.1.3-1.redhat_00001.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-elytron-web<0:1.2.5-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
0:1.2.5-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-glassfish-jsf<0:2.3.5-13.SP3_redhat_00011.1.el7ea
0:2.3.5-13.SP3_redhat_00011.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-hal-console<0:3.0.23-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
0:3.0.23-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-hibernate<0:5.3.17-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
0:5.3.17-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-hibernate-validator<0:6.0.20-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
0:6.0.20-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-ironjacamar<0:1.4.22-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
0:1.4.22-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-jackson-databind<0:2.9.10.4-1.redhat_00001.1.el7ea
0:2.9.10.4-1.redhat_00001.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-jboss-genericjms<0:2.0.6-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
0:2.0.6-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-jboss-logmanager<0:2.1.15-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
0:2.1.15-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-jboss-modules<0:1.8.10-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
0:1.8.10-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-jboss-server-migration<0:1.3.1-13.Final_redhat_00014.1.el7ea
0:1.3.1-13.Final_redhat_00014.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-jboss-xnio-base<0:3.7.6-4.SP3_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
0:3.7.6-4.SP3_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-resteasy<0:3.6.1-10.SP9_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
0:3.6.1-10.SP9_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-undertow<0:2.0.30-4.SP4_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
0:2.0.30-4.SP4_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-weld-core<0:3.0.6-4.Final_redhat_00004.1.el7ea
0:3.0.6-4.Final_redhat_00004.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-wildfly<0:7.2.9-4.GA_redhat_00003.1.el7ea
0:7.2.9-4.GA_redhat_00003.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-wildfly-elytron<0:1.6.8-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
0:1.6.8-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-wildfly-http-client<0:1.0.22-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
0:1.0.22-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-wildfly-transaction-client<0:1.1.11-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
0:1.1.11-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-jboss-ejb-client<0:4.0.33-2.SP1_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
0:4.0.33-2.SP1_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-wildfly<0:7.2.8-6.GA_redhat_00003.1.el8ea
0:7.2.8-6.GA_redhat_00003.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-wildfly-http-client<0:1.0.21-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
0:1.0.21-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-wildfly-naming-client<0:1.0.13-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
0:1.0.13-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-dom4j<0:2.1.3-1.redhat_00001.1.el8ea
0:2.1.3-1.redhat_00001.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-elytron-web<0:1.2.5-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
0:1.2.5-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-glassfish-jsf<0:2.3.5-13.SP3_redhat_00011.1.el8ea
0:2.3.5-13.SP3_redhat_00011.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-hal-console<0:3.0.23-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
0:3.0.23-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-hibernate<0:5.3.17-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
0:5.3.17-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-hibernate-validator<0:6.0.20-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
0:6.0.20-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-ironjacamar<0:1.4.22-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
0:1.4.22-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-jackson-databind<0:2.9.10.4-1.redhat_00001.1.el8ea
0:2.9.10.4-1.redhat_00001.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-jboss-genericjms<0:2.0.6-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
0:2.0.6-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-jboss-logmanager<0:2.1.15-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
0:2.1.15-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-jboss-modules<0:1.8.10-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
0:1.8.10-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-jboss-server-migration<0:1.3.1-13.Final_redhat_00014.1.el8ea
0:1.3.1-13.Final_redhat_00014.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-jboss-xnio-base<0:3.7.6-4.SP3_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
0:3.7.6-4.SP3_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-resteasy<0:3.6.1-10.SP9_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
0:3.6.1-10.SP9_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-undertow<0:2.0.30-4.SP4_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
0:2.0.30-4.SP4_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-weld-core<0:3.0.6-4.Final_redhat_00004.1.el8ea
0:3.0.6-4.Final_redhat_00004.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-wildfly<0:7.2.9-4.GA_redhat_00003.1.el8ea
0:7.2.9-4.GA_redhat_00003.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-wildfly-elytron<0:1.6.8-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
0:1.6.8-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-wildfly-http-client<0:1.0.22-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
0:1.0.22-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-wildfly-transaction-client<0:1.1.11-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
0:1.1.11-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-wildfly<0:7.3.1-7.GA_redhat_00004.1.el6ea
0:7.3.1-7.GA_redhat_00004.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-elytron-web<0:1.6.2-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
0:1.6.2-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-glassfish-jsf<0:2.3.9-11.SP11_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
0:2.3.9-11.SP11_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-hal-console<0:3.2.9-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
0:3.2.9-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-infinispan<0:9.4.19-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
0:9.4.19-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-jackson-annotations<0:2.10.4-1.redhat_00001.1.el6ea
0:2.10.4-1.redhat_00001.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-jackson-core<0:2.10.4-1.redhat_00001.1.el6ea
0:2.10.4-1.redhat_00001.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-jackson-databind<0:2.10.4-1.redhat_00001.1.el6ea
0:2.10.4-1.redhat_00001.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-jackson-jaxrs-providers<0:2.10.4-1.redhat_00001.1.el6ea
0:2.10.4-1.redhat_00001.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-jackson-modules-base<0:2.10.4-1.redhat_00001.1.el6ea
0:2.10.4-1.redhat_00001.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-jackson-modules-java8<0:2.10.4-1.redhat_00001.1.el6ea
0:2.10.4-1.redhat_00001.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-jboss-server-migration<0:1.7.1-7.Final_redhat_00009.1.el6ea
0:1.7.1-7.Final_redhat_00009.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-jboss-xnio-base<0:3.7.8-1.SP1_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
0:3.7.8-1.SP1_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-netty<0:4.1.48-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
0:4.1.48-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-wildfly<0:7.3.2-4.GA_redhat_00002.1.el6ea
0:7.3.2-4.GA_redhat_00002.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-wildfly-common<0:1.5.2-1.Final_redhat_00002.1.el6ea
0:1.5.2-1.Final_redhat_00002.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-wildfly-elytron<0:1.10.7-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
0:1.10.7-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-wildfly<0:7.3.1-7.GA_redhat_00004.1.el7ea
0:7.3.1-7.GA_redhat_00004.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-elytron-web<0:1.6.2-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
0:1.6.2-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-glassfish-jsf<0:2.3.9-11.SP11_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
0:2.3.9-11.SP11_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-hal-console<0:3.2.9-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
0:3.2.9-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-infinispan<0:9.4.19-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
0:9.4.19-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-jackson-annotations<0:2.10.4-1.redhat_00001.1.el7ea
0:2.10.4-1.redhat_00001.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-jackson-core<0:2.10.4-1.redhat_00001.1.el7ea
0:2.10.4-1.redhat_00001.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-jackson-databind<0:2.10.4-1.redhat_00001.1.el7ea
0:2.10.4-1.redhat_00001.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-jackson-jaxrs-providers<0:2.10.4-1.redhat_00001.1.el7ea
0:2.10.4-1.redhat_00001.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-jackson-modules-base<0:2.10.4-1.redhat_00001.1.el7ea
0:2.10.4-1.redhat_00001.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-jackson-modules-java8<0:2.10.4-1.redhat_00001.1.el7ea
0:2.10.4-1.redhat_00001.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-jboss-server-migration<0:1.7.1-7.Final_redhat_00009.1.el7ea
0:1.7.1-7.Final_redhat_00009.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-jboss-xnio-base<0:3.7.8-1.SP1_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
0:3.7.8-1.SP1_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-netty<0:4.1.48-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
0:4.1.48-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-wildfly<0:7.3.2-4.GA_redhat_00002.1.el7ea
0:7.3.2-4.GA_redhat_00002.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-wildfly-common<0:1.5.2-1.Final_redhat_00002.1.el7ea
0:1.5.2-1.Final_redhat_00002.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-wildfly-elytron<0:1.10.7-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
0:1.10.7-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-wildfly<0:7.3.1-7.GA_redhat_00004.1.el8
0:7.3.1-7.GA_redhat_00004.1.el8
redhat/eap7-elytron-web<0:1.6.2-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
0:1.6.2-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-glassfish-jsf<0:2.3.9-11.SP11_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
0:2.3.9-11.SP11_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-hal-console<0:3.2.9-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
0:3.2.9-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-infinispan<0:9.4.19-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
0:9.4.19-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-jackson-annotations<0:2.10.4-1.redhat_00001.1.el8ea
0:2.10.4-1.redhat_00001.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-jackson-core<0:2.10.4-1.redhat_00001.1.el8ea
0:2.10.4-1.redhat_00001.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-jackson-databind<0:2.10.4-1.redhat_00001.1.el8ea
0:2.10.4-1.redhat_00001.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-jackson-jaxrs-providers<0:2.10.4-1.redhat_00001.1.el8ea
0:2.10.4-1.redhat_00001.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-jackson-modules-base<0:2.10.4-1.redhat_00001.1.el8ea
0:2.10.4-1.redhat_00001.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-jackson-modules-java8<0:2.10.4-1.redhat_00001.1.el8ea
0:2.10.4-1.redhat_00001.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-jboss-server-migration<0:1.7.1-7.Final_redhat_00009.1.el8ea
0:1.7.1-7.Final_redhat_00009.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-jboss-xnio-base<0:3.7.8-1.SP1_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
0:3.7.8-1.SP1_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-netty<0:4.1.48-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
0:4.1.48-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-wildfly<0:7.3.2-4.GA_redhat_00002.1.el8ea
0:7.3.2-4.GA_redhat_00002.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-wildfly-common<0:1.5.2-1.Final_redhat_00002.1.el8ea
0:1.5.2-1.Final_redhat_00002.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-wildfly-elytron<0:1.10.7-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
0:1.10.7-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
Red Hat AMQ=2.0
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform Continuous Delivery
Red Hat JBoss Fuse=6.0.0
Red Hat OpenShift Application Runtimes
Red Hat Single Sign-On=7.0
Red Hat JBoss EJB Client>=1.0.0<4.0.34

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2020-14297?

    CVE-2020-14297 has been classified as a high-severity vulnerability due to its potential for causing denial of service by accumulating specific EJB transaction objects.

  • How do I fix CVE-2020-14297?

    To fix CVE-2020-14297, you should update affected packages to the remedied versions outlined in the Red Hat advisory and ensure the systems are running the latest recommended version.

  • What systems are affected by CVE-2020-14297?

    CVE-2020-14297 affects Red Hat JBoss EAP 7 and related packages including the JBoss EJB Client.

  • Can CVE-2020-14297 be exploited remotely?

    Yes, an attacker can remotely exploit CVE-2020-14297 to induce denial of service conditions on the affected systems.

  • What are the potential impacts of CVE-2020-14297?

    The exploit of CVE-2020-14297 can lead to application performance degradation, causing the services to slow down and potentially become unavailable.

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