Encoding Error Affecting java-1.8.0-openjdk-javadoc-debug package, versions <1:1.8.0.242.b08-0.el7_7


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.09% (41st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-JAVA180OPENJDKJAVADOCDEBUG-7968008
  • published14 Sept 2024
  • disclosed14 Jan 2020

Introduced: 14 Jan 2020

CVE-2020-2593  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-172  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 java-1.8.0-openjdk-javadoc-debug to version 1:1.8.0.242.b08-0.el7_7 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2020:0196.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream java-1.8.0-openjdk-javadoc-debug package and not the java-1.8.0-openjdk-javadoc-debug package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

Vulnerability in the Java SE, Java SE Embedded product of Oracle Java SE (component: Networking). 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 update, insert or delete access to some of Java SE, Java SE Embedded accessible data as well as unauthorized read access to a subset of Java SE, Java SE Embedded accessible data. 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 4.8 (Confidentiality and Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N).

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