Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling Affecting java-1.8.0-ibm-src package, versions <1:1.8.0.6.10-1.el8_2


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.11% (44th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-JAVA180IBMSRC-3759418
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed14 Jan 2020

Introduced: 14 Jan 2020

CVE-2020-2654  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-770  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:8 java-1.8.0-ibm-src to version 1:1.8.0.6.10-1.el8_2 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2020:2241.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream java-1.8.0-ibm-src package and not the java-1.8.0-ibm-src package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

Vulnerability in the Java SE product of Oracle Java SE (component: Libraries). Supported versions that are affected are Java SE: 7u241, 8u231, 11.0.5 and 13.0.1. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise Java SE. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a partial denial of service (partial DOS) of Java SE. Note: This vulnerability can only be exploited by supplying data to APIs in the specified Component without using Untrusted Java Web Start applications or Untrusted Java applets, such as through a web service. 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

version 3.1