CVE-2020-14573: Medium severity Oracle JDK vulnerability

Published Jul 14, 2020
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Updated

A flaw was found in the Grall compiler in the Hotspot component of OpenJDK. Incomplete checks of referenced data types could cause interface calls to accept incompatible types.

Other sources

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).

Affected Software

18 affected componentsFixes available
redhat/java<11-openjdk-1:11.0.8.10-0.el7_8
11-openjdk-1:11.0.8.10-0.el7_8
redhat/java<11-openjdk-1:11.0.8.10-0.el8_2
11-openjdk-1:11.0.8.10-0.el8_2
redhat/java<11-openjdk-1:11.0.8.10-0.el8_0
11-openjdk-1:11.0.8.10-0.el8_0
redhat/java<11-openjdk-1:11.0.8.10-0.el8_1
11-openjdk-1:11.0.8.10-0.el8_1
Oracle JDK=11.0.7
Oracle JDK=14.0.1
NetApp E-Series SANtricity OS Controller>=11.0.0<=11.50.2
NetApp E-series Santricity Storage Manager
NetApp E-series Santricity Unified Manager
NetApp E-series Santricity Web Services Proxy
Fedoraproject Fedora=31
Fedoraproject Fedora=32
openSUSE Leap=15.1
openSUSE Leap=15.2
Debian Debian Linux=10.0
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=18.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=20.04
debian/openjdk-11
11.0.24+8-2~deb11u111.0.30+7-1~deb11u111.0.30+7-1

Event History

Jul 14, 2020
CVE Published
12:00 AM
Data Sourced
via Red Hat·06:45 PM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Jul 15, 2020
CVE Published
via MITRE·05:34 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·05:34 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
Feb 24, 2026
Data Sourced
via Ubuntu·07:34 PM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Data Sourced
via Launchpad·07:36 PM
Description
Data Sourced
via Debian·07:36 PM
DescriptionAffected Software

Parent advisories

This vulnerability appears in the following advisories.

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is CVE-2020-14573?

CVE-2020-14573 is a vulnerability in the Java SE product of Oracle Java SE that allows an unauthenticated attacker with network access to compromise Java SE.

2

Which versions of Java SE are affected by CVE-2020-14573?

Java SE versions 11.0.7 and 14.0.1 are affected by CVE-2020-14573.

3

How severe is CVE-2020-14573?

CVE-2020-14573 has a severity rating of medium, with a CVSS score of 3.7.

4

How can an attacker exploit CVE-2020-14573?

An attacker can exploit CVE-2020-14573 by leveraging multiple protocols to compromise Java SE.

5

Where can I find more information about CVE-2020-14573?

You can find more information about CVE-2020-14573 on the Oracle Security Alerts website and the Red Hat Errata website.

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