medium
5.3
CWE
20
Advisory Published
CVE Published
Updated

CVE-2020-14621: Input Validation

First published: Tue Jul 14 2020(Updated: )

A flaw was found in the way the XMLSchemaValidator class in the JAXP component of OpenJDK enforced the "use-grammar-pool-only" feature. A specially-crafted XML file could possibly use this flaw to manipulate with the validation process in certain cases.

Credit: secalert_us@oracle.com secalert_us@oracle.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
redhat/java<1.8.0-openjdk-1:1.8.0.262.b10-0.el6_10
1.8.0-openjdk-1:1.8.0.262.b10-0.el6_10
redhat/java<1.7.1-ibm-1:1.7.1.4.70-1jpp.1.el6_10
1.7.1-ibm-1:1.7.1.4.70-1jpp.1.el6_10
redhat/java<1.8.0-openjdk-1:1.8.0.262.b10-0.el7_8
1.8.0-openjdk-1:1.8.0.262.b10-0.el7_8
redhat/java<11-openjdk-1:11.0.8.10-0.el7_8
11-openjdk-1:11.0.8.10-0.el7_8
redhat/java<1.7.1-ibm-1:1.7.1.4.70-1jpp.1.el7
1.7.1-ibm-1:1.7.1.4.70-1jpp.1.el7
redhat/java<1.8.0-ibm-1:1.8.0.6.20-1jpp.1.el7
1.8.0-ibm-1:1.8.0.6.20-1jpp.1.el7
redhat/java<11-openjdk-1:11.0.8.10-0.el8_2
11-openjdk-1:11.0.8.10-0.el8_2
redhat/java<1.8.0-openjdk-1:1.8.0.262.b10-0.el8_2
1.8.0-openjdk-1:1.8.0.262.b10-0.el8_2
redhat/java<1.8.0-ibm-1:1.8.0.6.15-1.el8_2
1.8.0-ibm-1:1.8.0.6.15-1.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<1.8.0-openjdk-1:1.8.0.262.b10-0.el8_0
1.8.0-openjdk-1:1.8.0.262.b10-0.el8_0
redhat/java<11-openjdk-1:11.0.8.10-0.el8_1
11-openjdk-1:11.0.8.10-0.el8_1
redhat/java<1.8.0-openjdk-1:1.8.0.262.b10-0.el8_1
1.8.0-openjdk-1:1.8.0.262.b10-0.el8_1
Oracle JDK=1.7.0-update261
Oracle JDK=1.8.0-update251
Oracle JDK=11.0.7
Oracle JDK=14.0.1
Oracle JRE=1.8.0-update251
Fedoraproject Fedora=31
Fedoraproject Fedora=32
McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator=5.9.0
McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator=5.9.1
McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator=5.10.0
McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator=5.10.0-update_1
McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator=5.10.0-update_2
McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator=5.10.0-update_3
McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator=5.10.0-update_4
McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator=5.10.0-update_5
McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator=5.10.0-update_6
McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator=5.10.0-update_7
McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator=5.10.0-update_8
openSUSE Leap=15.1
openSUSE Leap=15.2
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=16.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=18.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=20.04
Debian Debian Linux=9.0
Debian Debian Linux=10.0
NetApp 7-Mode Transition Tool
Netapp Active Iq Unified Manager Vmware Vsphere
Netapp Active Iq Unified Manager Windows
Netapp Cloud Backup
Netapp Cloud Secure Agent
Netapp E-series Performance Analyzer
NetApp E-Series SANtricity OS Controller>=11.0.0<=11.70.2
Netapp E-series Santricity Storage Manager
Netapp E-series Santricity Web Services Web Services Proxy
NetApp OnCommand Insight
NetApp OnCommand Unified Manager Core Package
NetApp OnCommand Workflow Automation
Netapp Plug-in For Symantec Netbackup
Netapp Santricity Unified Manager
Netapp Snapmanager Oracle
Netapp Snapmanager Sap
Netapp Steelstore Cloud Integrated Storage
debian/openjdk-11
11.0.24+8-2~deb11u1
11.0.25+9-1~deb11u1
11.0.25+9-1
debian/openjdk-8
8u432-b06-2

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is CVE-2020-14621?

    CVE-2020-14621 is an unspecified vulnerability in Java SE related to the JAXP component.

  • What versions of Java SE are affected by CVE-2020-14621?

    Java SE versions 7u261, 8u251, 11.0.7, and 14.0.1 are affected by CVE-2020-14621.

  • How severe is CVE-2020-14621?

    CVE-2020-14621 has a severity level of 5.3 (medium).

  • Is CVE-2020-14621 easily exploitable?

    Yes, CVE-2020-14621 is an easily exploitable vulnerability.

  • How can I fix CVE-2020-14621?

    To fix CVE-2020-14621, you should update to the patched versions of Java SE or Java SE Embedded provided by Oracle.

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