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CVE-2020-2754

First published: Sun Apr 12 2020(Updated: )

A flaw was found in the Nashorn JavaScript engine in the Scripting component of OpenJDK. Processing of the forward references prior to checking for regular expression syntax errors could cause an unexpected exception to be raised when processing a specially crafted regular expression.

Credit: secalert_us@oracle.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
redhat/java<1.8.0-openjdk-1:1.8.0.252.b09-2.el6_10
1.8.0-openjdk-1:1.8.0.252.b09-2.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-1:11.0.7.10-4.el7_8
11-openjdk-1:11.0.7.10-4.el7_8
redhat/java<1.8.0-openjdk-1:1.8.0.252.b09-2.el7_8
1.8.0-openjdk-1:1.8.0.252.b09-2.el7_8
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<11-openjdk-1:11.0.7.10-1.el8_1
11-openjdk-1:11.0.7.10-1.el8_1
redhat/java<1.8.0-openjdk-1:1.8.0.252.b09-2.el8_1
1.8.0-openjdk-1:1.8.0.252.b09-2.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-1:1.8.0.252.b09-2.el8_0
1.8.0-openjdk-1:1.8.0.252.b09-2.el8_0
redhat/java<11-openjdk-1:11.0.7.10-1.el8_0
11-openjdk-1:11.0.7.10-1.el8_0
debian/openjdk-11
11.0.24+8-2~deb11u1
11.0.25~5ea-1
debian/openjdk-8
8u422-b05-1
IBM Engineering Requirements Quality Assistant<=All
Oracle OpenJDK 1.8.0=1.8.0-update241
Oracle OpenJDK 1.8.0=11.0.6
Oracle OpenJDK 1.8.0=14.0.0
Oracle JRE=1.8.0-update241
Oracle JRE=11.0.6
Oracle JRE=14.0.0
OpenJDK 8>=11<=11.0.6
OpenJDK 8>=13<=13.0.2
OpenJDK 8=7
OpenJDK 8=7-update1
OpenJDK 8=7-update10
OpenJDK 8=7-update101
OpenJDK 8=7-update11
OpenJDK 8=7-update111
OpenJDK 8=7-update121
OpenJDK 8=7-update13
OpenJDK 8=7-update131
OpenJDK 8=7-update141
OpenJDK 8=7-update15
OpenJDK 8=7-update151
OpenJDK 8=7-update161
OpenJDK 8=7-update17
OpenJDK 8=7-update171
OpenJDK 8=7-update181
OpenJDK 8=7-update191
OpenJDK 8=7-update2
OpenJDK 8=7-update201
OpenJDK 8=7-update21
OpenJDK 8=7-update211
OpenJDK 8=7-update221
OpenJDK 8=7-update231
OpenJDK 8=7-update241
OpenJDK 8=7-update25
OpenJDK 8=7-update251
OpenJDK 8=7-update3
OpenJDK 8=7-update4
OpenJDK 8=7-update40
OpenJDK 8=7-update45
OpenJDK 8=7-update5
OpenJDK 8=7-update51
OpenJDK 8=7-update55
OpenJDK 8=7-update6
OpenJDK 8=7-update60
OpenJDK 8=7-update65
OpenJDK 8=7-update67
OpenJDK 8=7-update7
OpenJDK 8=7-update72
OpenJDK 8=7-update76
OpenJDK 8=7-update80
OpenJDK 8=7-update85
OpenJDK 8=7-update9
OpenJDK 8=7-update91
OpenJDK 8=7-update95
OpenJDK 8=7-update97
OpenJDK 8=7-update99
OpenJDK 8=8
OpenJDK 8=8-update101
OpenJDK 8=8-update102
OpenJDK 8=8-update11
OpenJDK 8=8-update111
OpenJDK 8=8-update112
OpenJDK 8=8-update121
OpenJDK 8=8-update131
OpenJDK 8=8-update141
OpenJDK 8=8-update151
OpenJDK 8=8-update152
OpenJDK 8=8-update161
OpenJDK 8=8-update162
OpenJDK 8=8-update171
OpenJDK 8=8-update172
OpenJDK 8=8-update181
OpenJDK 8=8-update191
OpenJDK 8=8-update192
OpenJDK 8=8-update20
OpenJDK 8=8-update201
OpenJDK 8=8-update202
OpenJDK 8=8-update211
OpenJDK 8=8-update212
OpenJDK 8=8-update221
OpenJDK 8=8-update231
OpenJDK 8=8-update241
OpenJDK 8=8-update25
OpenJDK 8=8-update31
OpenJDK 8=8-update40
OpenJDK 8=8-update45
OpenJDK 8=8-update5
OpenJDK 8=8-update51
OpenJDK 8=8-update60
OpenJDK 8=8-update65
OpenJDK 8=8-update66
OpenJDK 8=8-update71
OpenJDK 8=8-update72
OpenJDK 8=8-update73
OpenJDK 8=8-update74
OpenJDK 8=8-update77
OpenJDK 8=8-update91
OpenJDK 8=8-update92
OpenJDK 8=14
NetApp Active IQ Unified Manager>=7.3
NetApp Active IQ Unified Manager>=9.5
NetApp E-Series SANtricity OS Controller>=11.0.0<=11.60.1
NetApp SnapManager for SAP
NetApp SnapManager for Oracle
NetApp StorageGrid>=9.0.0<=9.0.4
NetApp StorageGrid
Fedora=30
Fedora=31
Fedora=32
SUSE Linux=15.1
SUSE Linux=15.2
Ubuntu=16.04
Ubuntu=18.04
Ubuntu=19.10
Debian=9.0
Debian=10.0
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
Trellix ePolicy Orchestrator=5.10.0-update_7
Trellix ePolicy Orchestrator=5.10.0-update_8

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2020-2754?

    CVE-2020-2754 is classified as a medium severity vulnerability.

  • How do I fix CVE-2020-2754?

    To fix CVE-2020-2754, update to the recommended versions of OpenJDK provided in the advisory.

  • What is the impact of CVE-2020-2754?

    CVE-2020-2754 can lead to unexpected exceptions during the processing of specially crafted regular expressions.

  • Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-2754?

    CVE-2020-2754 affects multiple versions of OpenJDK before the fixed releases.

  • Is CVE-2020-2754 present in Oracle JDK?

    Yes, CVE-2020-2754 is also applicable to certain versions of Oracle JDK and JRE.

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