REDHAT-BUG-2557674: Medium severity Oracle Java SE vulnerability
Vulnerability in the Oracle Java SE, Oracle JavaFX, Oracle GraalVM for JDK, Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition product of Oracle Java SE (component: ImageIO). Supported versions that are affected are Oracle Java SE: 8u503, 8u503-perf, 11.0.32.1, 17.0.20.1, 21.0.12.1, 25.0.4.1, 27; Oracle JavaFX: 21.0.12, 25.0.4, 27; Oracle GraalVM for JDK: 17.0.20.1 and 21.0.12.1; Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition: 21.3.19.1.1. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise Oracle Java SE, Oracle JavaFX, Oracle GraalVM for JDK, Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a partial denial of service (partial DOS) of Oracle Java SE, Oracle JavaFX, Oracle GraalVM for JDK, Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition. Note: This vulnerability can be exploited by using APIs in the specified Component, e.g., through a web service which supplies data to the APIs. This vulnerability also applies to Java deployments, typically in clients running sandboxed Java Web Start applications or sandboxed Java applets, that load and run untrusted code (e.g., code that comes from the internet) and rely on the Java sandbox for security. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 5.3 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L).
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who is exposed to exploitation?
Deployments using the affected Oracle Java SE, JavaFX, GraalVM for JDK, or GraalVM Enterprise Edition versions are exposed when an unauthenticated attacker can reach them over the network through one of multiple protocols. Client-side Java deployments that run untrusted sandboxed Java Web Start applications or applets are also affected.
What must an attacker do to exploit this issue?
An attacker needs network access and does not need authentication. Exploitation can occur when attacker-controlled data is supplied to ImageIO APIs, such as through a web service that passes supplied data to those APIs.
What is the likely impact of a successful attack?
A successful attack can cause a partial denial of service in the affected Java, JavaFX, or GraalVM product.
Which versions are identified as affected?
Affected Oracle Java SE versions are 8u503, 8u503-perf, 11.0.32.1, 17.0.20.1, 21.0.12.1, 25.0.4.1, and 27. Affected JavaFX versions are 21.0.12, 25.0.4, and 27; affected GraalVM for JDK versions are 17.0.20.1 and 21.0.12.1; and the affected GraalVM Enterprise Edition version is 21.3.19.1.1.