CVE-2020-2590: Input Validation

Published Jan 13, 2020
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Updated

A flaw was found in the way the GssKrb5Base class in the Security component of OpenJDK validated properties of SASL messages included in Kerberos GSSAPI, omitting required token checks. An remote attacker with ability to manipulate network traffic between server and client using Kerberos GSSAPI could possibly perform message modification that would not be detected during message decoding.

Other sources

Vulnerability in the Java SE, Java SE Embedded product of Oracle Java SE (component: Security). Supported versions that are affected are Java SE: 7u241, 8u231, 11.0.5 and 13.0.1; Java SE Embedded: 8u231. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via Kerberos to compromise Java SE, Java SE Embedded. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of Java SE, Java SE Embedded 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 3.7 (Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N).

Affected Software

90 affected componentsFixes available
redhat/java<1.8.0-openjdk-1:1.8.0.242.b07-1.el6_10
1.8.0-openjdk-1:1.8.0.242.b07-1.el6_10
redhat/java<1.7.0-openjdk-1:1.7.0.251-2.6.21.0.el6_10
1.7.0-openjdk-1:1.7.0.251-2.6.21.0.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<11-openjdk-1:11.0.6.10-1.el7_7
11-openjdk-1:11.0.6.10-1.el7_7
redhat/java<1.8.0-openjdk-1:1.8.0.242.b08-0.el7_7
1.8.0-openjdk-1:1.8.0.242.b08-0.el7_7
redhat/java<1.7.0-openjdk-1:1.7.0.251-2.6.21.0.el7_7
1.7.0-openjdk-1:1.7.0.251-2.6.21.0.el7_7
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-1:11.0.6.10-0.el8_1
11-openjdk-1:11.0.6.10-0.el8_1
redhat/java<1.8.0-openjdk-1:1.8.0.242.b08-0.el8_1
1.8.0-openjdk-1:1.8.0.242.b08-0.el8_1
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<1.8.0-openjdk-1:1.8.0.242.b08-0.el8_0
1.8.0-openjdk-1:1.8.0.242.b08-0.el8_0
redhat/java<11-openjdk-1:11.0.6.10-0.el8_0
11-openjdk-1:11.0.6.10-0.el8_0
Oracle JDK=1.7.0-update241
Oracle JDK=1.8.0-update231
Oracle JDK=11.0.5
Oracle JDK=13.0.1
Oracle JRE=1.7.0-update_241
Oracle JRE=1.8.0-update_231
Oracle JRE=11.0.5
Oracle JRE=13.0.1
redhat Enterprise Linux=8.0
redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop=6.0
redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop=7.0
redhat Enterprise Linux Eus=7.7
redhat Enterprise Linux Eus=8.1
redhat Enterprise Linux Server=6.0
redhat Enterprise Linux Server=7.0
redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus=7.7
redhat Enterprise Linux Tus=7.7
redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation=6.0
redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation=7.0
Oracle OpenJDK=7
Oracle OpenJDK=7-update241
Oracle OpenJDK=7-update80
Oracle OpenJDK=7-update85
Oracle OpenJDK=8
Oracle OpenJDK=8-update102
Oracle OpenJDK=8-update112
Oracle OpenJDK=8-update152
Oracle OpenJDK=8-update162
Oracle OpenJDK=8-update172
Oracle OpenJDK=8-update192
Oracle OpenJDK=8-update20
Oracle OpenJDK=8-update202
Oracle OpenJDK=8-update212
Oracle OpenJDK=8-update222
Oracle OpenJDK=8-update232
Oracle OpenJDK=8-update40
Oracle OpenJDK=8-update60
Oracle OpenJDK=8-update66
Oracle OpenJDK=8-update72
Oracle OpenJDK=8-update92
Oracle OpenJDK=11
Oracle OpenJDK=11.0.1
Oracle OpenJDK=11.0.2
Oracle OpenJDK=11.0.3
Oracle OpenJDK=11.0.4
Oracle OpenJDK=11.0.5
Oracle OpenJDK=13
Oracle OpenJDK=13.0.1
Debian Debian Linux=8.0
Debian Debian Linux=9.0
Debian Debian Linux=10.0
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=16.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=18.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=19.10
openSUSE Leap=15.1
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
NetApp Active Iq Unified Manager Windows>=7.3
NetApp Active Iq Unified Manager Vmware Vsphere>=9.5
NetApp E-series Performance Analyzer
NetApp E-series Santricity Management Vmware Vcenter
NetApp E-Series SANtricity OS Controller>=11.0.0<=11.60.3
NetApp E-series Santricity Storage Manager
NetApp E-series Santricity Web Services Web Services Proxy
NetApp OnCommand Insight
NetApp OnCommand Workflow Automation
NetApp Santricity Unified Manager
NetApp Steelstore Cloud Integrated Storage
debian/openjdk-11
11.0.24+8-2~deb11u111.0.31+11-1~deb11u111.0.32~8ea-1
debian/openjdk-8
8u492-ga-1

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/java to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 1.8.0-openjdk-1:1.8.0.242.b07-1.el6_10
  2. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/java to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 1.7.0-openjdk-1:1.7.0.251-2.6.21.0.el6_10
  3. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/java to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 1.7.1-ibm-1:1.7.1.4.70-1jpp.1.el6_10
  4. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/java to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 11-openjdk-1:11.0.6.10-1.el7_7
  5. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/java to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 1.8.0-openjdk-1:1.8.0.242.b08-0.el7_7
  6. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/java to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 1.7.0-openjdk-1:1.7.0.251-2.6.21.0.el7_7
  7. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/java to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 1.7.1-ibm-1:1.7.1.4.70-1jpp.1.el7
  8. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/java to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 1.8.0-ibm-1:1.8.0.6.20-1jpp.1.el7
  9. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/java to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 11-openjdk-1:11.0.6.10-0.el8_1
  10. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/java to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 1.8.0-openjdk-1:1.8.0.242.b08-0.el8_1
  11. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/java to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 1.8.0-ibm-1:1.8.0.6.15-1.el8_2
  12. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/java to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 1.8.0-openjdk-1:1.8.0.242.b08-0.el8_0
  13. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/java to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 11-openjdk-1:11.0.6.10-0.el8_0
  14. Upgrade

    Upgrade debian/openjdk-11 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 11.0.24+8-2~deb11u1Fixed in 11.0.31+11-1~deb11u1Fixed in 11.0.32~8ea-1
  15. Upgrade

    Upgrade debian/openjdk-8 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 8u492-ga-1

Event History

Jan 13, 2020
Data Sourced
via Red Hat·03:44 PM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Jan 14, 2020
CVE Published
12:00 AM
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
Feb 23, 2026
Data Sourced
via Ubuntu·10:36 PM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Data Sourced
via Launchpad·10:37 PM
Description
Jul 18, 2026
Data Sourced
via Debian·04:15 AM
DescriptionAffected Software

Parent advisories

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2020-2590?

CVE-2020-2590 has been assigned a severity rating of high due to the potential for remote exploitation.

2

How do I fix CVE-2020-2590?

To fix CVE-2020-2590, update to the patched versions of OpenJDK specified in your distribution's security advisories.

3

What software is affected by CVE-2020-2590?

CVE-2020-2590 affects various versions of OpenJDK, specifically the Java packages from Red Hat and Debian.

4

Can CVE-2020-2590 be exploited remotely?

Yes, CVE-2020-2590 can be exploited by an attacker with access to manipulate network traffic, making it a remote attack vulnerability.

5

What versions of OpenJDK have vulnerabilities related to CVE-2020-2590?

Vulnerable versions of OpenJDK related to CVE-2020-2590 include multiple versions of 1.7, 1.8, and 11 across various distributions.

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