Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions Affecting java-1.8.0-openjdk-demo package, versions <1:1.8.0.242.b08-0.amzn2.0.1


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.28% (70th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-JAVA180OPENJDKDEMO-1678002
  • published27 Sept 2021
  • disclosed15 Jan 2020

Introduced: 15 Jan 2020

CVE-2020-2583  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-755  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 java-1.8.0-openjdk-demo to version 1:1.8.0.242.b08-0.amzn2.0.1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2020-1396.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream java-1.8.0-openjdk-demo package and not the java-1.8.0-openjdk-demo package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2 relevant fixed versions and status.

Vulnerability in the Java SE, Java SE Embedded product of Oracle Java SE (component: Serialization). Supported versions that are affected are Java SE: 7u241, 8u231, 11.0.5 and 13.0.1; Java SE Embedded: 8u231. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise Java SE, Java SE Embedded. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a partial denial of service (partial DOS) of Java SE, Java SE Embedded. Note: This vulnerability applies to Java deployments, typically in clients running sandboxed Java Web Start applications or sandboxed Java applets (in Java SE 8), that load and run untrusted code (e.g., code that comes from the internet) and rely on the Java sandbox for security. This vulnerability can also be exploited by using APIs in the specified Component, e.g., through a web service which supplies data to the APIs. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 3.7 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L).

CVSS Scores

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