CVE-2020-2585: Medium severity Oracle JDK vulnerability

Published Jan 15, 2020
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Updated

Vulnerability in the Java SE product of Oracle Java SE (component: JavaFX). The supported version that is affected is Java SE: 8u231. 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 creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or all Java SE accessible data. Note: This vulnerability applies to Java deployments, typically in clients running sandboxed Java Web Start applications or sandboxed Java applets (in Java SE 8), that load and run untrusted code (e.g., code that comes from the internet) and rely on the Java sandbox for security. This vulnerability can also be exploited by using APIs in the specified Component, e.g., through a web service which supplies data to the APIs. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 5.9 (Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N).

Affected Software

15 affected components
Oracle JDK=1.8.0-update231
Oracle JRE=1.8.0-update231
NetApp Active Iq Unified Manager Vmware Vsphere
NetApp Active Iq Unified Manager Windows
NetApp Cloud Backup
NetApp E-series Performance Analyzer
NetApp E-series Santricity Management Plug-ins Vmware Vcenter
NetApp E-Series SANtricity OS Controller>=11.0<=11.70.2
NetApp E-series Santricity Storage Manager
NetApp E-series Santricity Web Services Web Services Proxy
NetApp OnCommand Insight
NetApp OnCommand Workflow Automation
NetApp Plug-in For Symantec Netbackup
NetApp Santricity Unified Manager
NetApp Steelstore Cloud Integrated Storage

Event History

Jan 15, 2020
CVE Published
via MITRE·04:34 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·04:34 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·05:15 PM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityAffected Software
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the vulnerability ID for this Java SE vulnerability?

The vulnerability ID for this Java SE vulnerability is CVE-2020-2585.

2

What is the affected software for this vulnerability?

The affected software for this vulnerability is Oracle Java SE 8u231, Oracle JDK 1.8.0-update231, and Oracle JRE 1.8.0-update231.

3

What is the severity level of CVE-2020-2585?

The severity level of CVE-2020-2585 is medium with a CVSS score of 5.9.

4

How can an attacker exploit this vulnerability?

An unauthenticated attacker with network access can exploit this vulnerability via multiple protocols to compromise Java SE.

5

Where can I find more information about CVE-2020-2585?

You can find more information about CVE-2020-2585 at the following references: [link1], [link2], [link3].

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