REDHAT-BUG-2557731: Medium severity Oracle Java SE vulnerability
Vulnerability in the Oracle Java SE, Oracle GraalVM for JDK, Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition product of Oracle Java SE (component: JAXP). 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 GraalVM for JDK: 17.0.20.1 and 21.0.12.1; Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition: 21.3.19.1.1. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise Oracle Java SE, Oracle GraalVM for JDK, Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle Java SE, Oracle GraalVM for JDK, Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition accessible data. 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 5.9 (Confidentiality impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N).
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who is realistically exposed to this issue?
Exposure includes Oracle Java SE, Oracle GraalVM for JDK, and Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition deployments that use the affected JAXP APIs in a network-reachable path, such as a web service supplying data to those APIs. Client-side Java deployments that run untrusted sandboxed Java Web Start applications or applets and rely on the Java sandbox are also affected.
What does an attacker need to exploit it?
The attacker is unauthenticated and needs network access through one of multiple protocols. Exploitation is described as difficult and can occur through APIs in the affected component when attacker-supplied data reaches those APIs.
What could a successful attack expose?
A successful attack can provide unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all data accessible to the affected Oracle Java SE or GraalVM deployment.
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 Oracle GraalVM for JDK versions are 17.0.20.1 and 21.0.12.1, and the affected Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition version is 21.3.19.1.1.