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CVE-2020-2755

First published: Sun Apr 12 2020(Updated: )

A flaw was found in the Nashorn JavaScript engine in the Scripting component of OpenJDK. The state machine of the regular expression Parser did not correctly handle empty string nodes in certain cases, which 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
Oracle JDK 6=1.8.0-update241
Oracle JDK 6=11.0.6
Oracle JDK 6=14.0.0
Oracle Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.8.0-update241
Oracle Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=11.0.6
Oracle Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=14.0.0
OpenJDK 17>=11<=11.0.6
OpenJDK 17>=13<=13.0.2
OpenJDK 17=7
OpenJDK 17=7-update1
OpenJDK 17=7-update10
OpenJDK 17=7-update101
OpenJDK 17=7-update11
OpenJDK 17=7-update111
OpenJDK 17=7-update121
OpenJDK 17=7-update13
OpenJDK 17=7-update131
OpenJDK 17=7-update141
OpenJDK 17=7-update15
OpenJDK 17=7-update151
OpenJDK 17=7-update161
OpenJDK 17=7-update17
OpenJDK 17=7-update171
OpenJDK 17=7-update181
OpenJDK 17=7-update191
OpenJDK 17=7-update2
OpenJDK 17=7-update201
OpenJDK 17=7-update21
OpenJDK 17=7-update211
OpenJDK 17=7-update221
OpenJDK 17=7-update231
OpenJDK 17=7-update241
OpenJDK 17=7-update25
OpenJDK 17=7-update251
OpenJDK 17=7-update3
OpenJDK 17=7-update4
OpenJDK 17=7-update40
OpenJDK 17=7-update45
OpenJDK 17=7-update5
OpenJDK 17=7-update51
OpenJDK 17=7-update55
OpenJDK 17=7-update6
OpenJDK 17=7-update60
OpenJDK 17=7-update65
OpenJDK 17=7-update67
OpenJDK 17=7-update7
OpenJDK 17=7-update72
OpenJDK 17=7-update76
OpenJDK 17=7-update80
OpenJDK 17=7-update85
OpenJDK 17=7-update9
OpenJDK 17=7-update91
OpenJDK 17=7-update95
OpenJDK 17=7-update97
OpenJDK 17=7-update99
OpenJDK 17=8
OpenJDK 17=8-update101
OpenJDK 17=8-update102
OpenJDK 17=8-update11
OpenJDK 17=8-update111
OpenJDK 17=8-update112
OpenJDK 17=8-update121
OpenJDK 17=8-update131
OpenJDK 17=8-update141
OpenJDK 17=8-update151
OpenJDK 17=8-update152
OpenJDK 17=8-update161
OpenJDK 17=8-update162
OpenJDK 17=8-update171
OpenJDK 17=8-update172
OpenJDK 17=8-update181
OpenJDK 17=8-update191
OpenJDK 17=8-update192
OpenJDK 17=8-update20
OpenJDK 17=8-update201
OpenJDK 17=8-update202
OpenJDK 17=8-update211
OpenJDK 17=8-update212
OpenJDK 17=8-update221
OpenJDK 17=8-update231
OpenJDK 17=8-update241
OpenJDK 17=8-update25
OpenJDK 17=8-update31
OpenJDK 17=8-update40
OpenJDK 17=8-update45
OpenJDK 17=8-update5
OpenJDK 17=8-update51
OpenJDK 17=8-update60
OpenJDK 17=8-update65
OpenJDK 17=8-update66
OpenJDK 17=8-update71
OpenJDK 17=8-update72
OpenJDK 17=8-update73
OpenJDK 17=8-update74
OpenJDK 17=8-update77
OpenJDK 17=8-update91
OpenJDK 17=8-update92
OpenJDK 17=14
NetApp 7-Mode Transition Tool
netapp active iq unified manager windows>=7.3
netapp active iq unified manager vsphere>=9.5
netapp cloud backup
netapp cloud secure agent
netapp e-series performance analyzer
NetApp E-Series SANtricity OS Controller>=11.0.0<=11.70.2
netapp e-series santricity Web services Web services proxy
NetApp OnCommand Insight
netapp santricity unified manager
netapp snapmanager sap
netapp snapmanager Oracle
NetApp SteelStore
netapp storagegrid>=9.0.0<=9.0.4
netapp storagegrid
Fedoraproject Fedora=30
Fedoraproject Fedora=31
Fedoraproject Fedora=32
openSUSE=15.1
openSUSE=15.2
Debian GNU/Linux=9.0
Debian GNU/Linux=10.0
Ubuntu Linux=16.04
Ubuntu Linux=18.04
Ubuntu Linux=19.10
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
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 Cloud Backup
NetApp Cloud Secure Agent
NetApp E-Series Performance Analyzer
NetApp E-Series SANtricity Web Services
NetApp E-Series SANtricity Unified Manager
NetApp SnapManager for SAP
NetApp SnapManager for Oracle
NetApp SteelStore Cloud Integrated Storage
NetApp StorageGrid>=9.0.0<=9.0.4
NetApp StorageGrid
Fedora=30
Fedora=31
Fedora=32
SUSE Linux=15.1
SUSE Linux=15.2
Debian=9.0
Debian=10.0
Ubuntu=16.04
Ubuntu=18.04
Ubuntu=19.10

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2020-2755?

    CVE-2020-2755 is considered a medium severity vulnerability due to the potential for unexpected exceptions during regex processing in the Nashorn JavaScript engine.

  • How do I fix CVE-2020-2755?

    You can fix CVE-2020-2755 by updating to the patched versions: 1.8.0-openjdk-1:1.8.0.252.b09-2.el6_10 or newer for OpenJDK.

  • What software is affected by CVE-2020-2755?

    CVE-2020-2755 affects various versions of OpenJDK and Oracle JDK including 1.8.0 and 11.0.x as well as IBM JDK.

  • What type of vulnerability is CVE-2020-2755?

    CVE-2020-2755 is a flaw in the parsing of regular expressions in the Nashorn JavaScript engine.

  • Can CVE-2020-2755 lead to denial of service?

    Yes, CVE-2020-2755 could lead to denial of service due to unexpected exceptions during the processing of specially crafted regular expressions.

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