medium
4.3
CWE
770
Advisory Published
CVE Published
Updated

CVE-2020-2654

First published: Tue Jan 14 2020(Updated: )

A flaw was discovered in the way the Libraries component of OpenJDK processed X.509 certificates. Values of Object Identifiers (OIDs) were "interned", possibly allowing a malicious X.509 certificate to trigger excessive memory usage in a Java application processing such certificate.

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Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
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-1:1.7.1.4.65-1jpp.1.el6_10
1.7.1-ibm-1:1.7.1.4.65-1jpp.1.el6_10
redhat/java<1.8.0-ibm-1:1.8.0.6.10-1jpp.1.el6_10
1.8.0-ibm-1:1.8.0.6.10-1jpp.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<1.8.0-ibm-1:1.8.0.6.10-1jpp.1.el7
1.8.0-ibm-1:1.8.0.6.10-1jpp.1.el7
redhat/java<1.7.1-ibm-1:1.7.1.4.65-1jpp.1.el7
1.7.1-ibm-1:1.7.1.4.65-1jpp.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-1:1.8.0.6.10-1.el8_2
1.8.0-ibm-1:1.8.0.6.10-1.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
IBM Security Identity Manager Virtual Appliance<=7.0.2
IBM Security Identity Manager Virtual Appliance<=7.0.1
debian/openjdk-11
11.0.24+8-2~deb11u1
11.0.25~5ea-1
debian/openjdk-8
8u422-b05-1
Oracle JDK 6=1.7.0-update241
Oracle JDK 6=1.8.0-update231
Oracle JDK 6=11.0.5
Oracle JDK 6=13.0.1
Oracle Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.7.0-update_241
Oracle Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.8.0-update_231
Oracle Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=11.0.5
Oracle Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=13.0.1
Red Hat Enterprise Linux=6.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux=7.0
Red Hat 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 aus=7.7
redhat enterprise Linux server tus=7.7
redhat enterprise Linux workstation=6.0
redhat enterprise Linux workstation=7.0
OpenJDK 17=7
OpenJDK 17=7-update241
OpenJDK 17=7-update80
OpenJDK 17=7-update85
OpenJDK 17=8
OpenJDK 17=8-update102
OpenJDK 17=8-update112
OpenJDK 17=8-update152
OpenJDK 17=8-update162
OpenJDK 17=8-update172
OpenJDK 17=8-update192
OpenJDK 17=8-update20
OpenJDK 17=8-update202
OpenJDK 17=8-update212
OpenJDK 17=8-update222
OpenJDK 17=8-update232
OpenJDK 17=8-update40
OpenJDK 17=8-update60
OpenJDK 17=8-update66
OpenJDK 17=8-update72
OpenJDK 17=8-update92
OpenJDK 17=11
OpenJDK 17=11.0.1
OpenJDK 17=11.0.2
OpenJDK 17=11.0.3
OpenJDK 17=11.0.4
OpenJDK 17=11.0.5
OpenJDK 17=13
OpenJDK 17=13.0.1
Debian GNU/Linux=8.0
Debian GNU/Linux=9.0
Debian GNU/Linux=10.0
Ubuntu Linux=16.04
Ubuntu Linux=18.04
Ubuntu Linux=19.10
netapp active iq unified manager windows>=7.3
NetApp Active IQ Unified Manager for VMware vSphere>=9.5
netapp e-series performance analyzer
NetApp E-Series SANtricity Management Plug-ins for VMware vCenter
NetApp E-Series SANtricity OS Controller>=11.0.0<=11.60.1
netapp e-series santricity storage manager
NetApp E-Series SANtricity Web Services Proxy
NetApp OnCommand Insight
NetApp OnCommand Workflow Automation
netapp santricity unified manager
NetApp SteelStore
Trellix ePolicy Orchestrator=5.9.0
Trellix ePolicy Orchestrator=5.9.1
Trellix ePolicy Orchestrator=5.10.0
Trellix ePolicy Orchestrator=5.10.0-update_1
Trellix ePolicy Orchestrator=5.10.0-update_2
Trellix ePolicy Orchestrator=5.10.0-update_3
Trellix ePolicy Orchestrator=5.10.0-update_4
Trellix ePolicy Orchestrator=5.10.0-update_5
Trellix ePolicy Orchestrator=5.10.0-update_6
openSUSE=15.1
Debian=8.0
Debian=9.0
Debian=10.0
Ubuntu=16.04
Ubuntu=18.04
Ubuntu=19.10

Remedy

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2020-2654?

    CVE-2020-2654 has been assigned a medium severity rating, as it can lead to excessive memory usage in affected Java applications.

  • How do I fix CVE-2020-2654?

    To fix CVE-2020-2654, update your Java installations to the advised patched versions provided by Red Hat or Oracle.

  • Which Java versions are affected by CVE-2020-2654?

    CVE-2020-2654 affects several versions of OpenJDK and IBM JDK, including 1.7, 1.8, and 11 across various distributions.

  • What kind of attacks can exploit CVE-2020-2654?

    CVE-2020-2654 can be exploited by maliciously crafted X.509 certificates that lead to denial of service through memory exhaustion.

  • Is there a workaround for CVE-2020-2654?

    There are no recommended workarounds for CVE-2020-2654; updating to a secure version is the advised preventive measure.

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