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CVE-2020-14779

First published: Mon Oct 19 2020(Updated: )

An unspecified vulnerability in Java SE related to the Serialization component could allow an unauthenticated attacker to cause a denial of service resulting in a low availability impact using unknown attack vectors.

Credit: secalert_us@oracle.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
redhat/java<1.8.0-openjdk-1:1.8.0.272.b10-0.el6_10
1.8.0-openjdk-1:1.8.0.272.b10-0.el6_10
redhat/java<11-openjdk-1:11.0.9.11-0.el7_9
11-openjdk-1:11.0.9.11-0.el7_9
redhat/java<1.8.0-openjdk-1:1.8.0.272.b10-1.el7_9
1.8.0-openjdk-1:1.8.0.272.b10-1.el7_9
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<1.7.1-ibm-1:1.7.1.4.75-1jpp.1.el7
1.7.1-ibm-1:1.7.1.4.75-1jpp.1.el7
redhat/java<11-openjdk-1:11.0.9.11-0.el8_2
11-openjdk-1:11.0.9.11-0.el8_2
redhat/java<1.8.0-openjdk-1:1.8.0.272.b10-1.el8_2
1.8.0-openjdk-1:1.8.0.272.b10-1.el8_2
redhat/java<1.8.0-ibm-1:1.8.0.6.20-1.el8_3
1.8.0-ibm-1:1.8.0.6.20-1.el8_3
redhat/java<11-openjdk-1:11.0.9.11-0.el8_0
11-openjdk-1:11.0.9.11-0.el8_0
redhat/java<1.8.0-openjdk-1:1.8.0.272.b10-0.el8_0
1.8.0-openjdk-1:1.8.0.272.b10-0.el8_0
redhat/java<11-openjdk-1:11.0.9.11-0.el8_1
11-openjdk-1:11.0.9.11-0.el8_1
redhat/java<1.8.0-openjdk-1:1.8.0.272.b10-0.el8_1
1.8.0-openjdk-1:1.8.0.272.b10-0.el8_1
debian/openjdk-11
11.0.16+8-1~deb10u1
11.0.20+8-1~deb10u1
11.0.20+8-1~deb11u1
11.0.21+9-1
debian/openjdk-8
8u382-ga-2
IBM Cloud Pak for Automation<=20.0.3-IF002
IBM Cloud Pak for Automation<=21.0.1
Oracle OpenJDK 1.8.0=1.7.0-update271
Oracle OpenJDK 1.8.0=1.8.0-update261
Oracle OpenJDK 1.8.0=11.0.8
Oracle OpenJDK 1.8.0=15
Oracle JRE=1.8.0-update261
Debian=9.0
Debian=10.0
Fedora=31
Fedora=32
Fedora=33
SUSE Linux=15.2
NetApp 7-Mode Transition Tool
NetApp Active IQ Unified Manager>=7.3
NetApp Active IQ Unified Manager for VMware vSphere>=9.5
NetApp E-Series SANtricity OS Controller>=11.0.0<=11.60.3
NetApp SANtricity Storage Manager
NetApp E-Series SANtricity Web Services
NetApp SolidFire & HCI Management Node
NetApp OnCommand Insight
NetApp OnCommand Unified Manager for Windows
NetApp SANtricity Cloud Connector
NetApp E-Series SANtricity Unified Manager
NetApp SnapManager for Oracle
NetApp SnapManager for SAP
NetApp SolidFire & HCI Storage Node
NetApp SolidFire & HCI Storage Node

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2020-14779?

    The severity of CVE-2020-14779 is low with a severity value of 3.7.

  • What is the affected software for CVE-2020-14779?

    The affected software for CVE-2020-14779 is Java SE and Java SE Embedded.

  • How can an attacker exploit CVE-2020-14779?

    CVE-2020-14779 is a difficult to exploit vulnerability that allows an unauthenticated attacker with network access.

  • How do I fix CVE-2020-14779?

    To fix CVE-2020-14779, update to the recommended versions of Java SE: 7u271, 8u261, 11.0.8, or 15.

  • Where can I find more information about CVE-2020-14779?

    You can find more information about CVE-2020-14779 on the Oracle website: [link1], [link2], [link3].

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