Improper Security Check Affecting openjdk-jre package, versions [1.7.0,1.7.0_261)[1.8.0,1.8.0_251)[11.0.0,11.0.7)[14.0.0,14.0.1)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
2.77% (86th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UPSTREAM-OPENJDKJRE-565802
  • published16 Apr 2020
  • disclosed14 Apr 2020
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 14 Apr 2020

CVE-2020-2816  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-358  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade openjdk-jre to version 7.0.261, 8.0.251, 11.0.7, 14.0.1 or higher.

Overview

openjdk-jre is a free and open-source implementation of the Java Platform, Standard Edition (Java SE).

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Security Check in the TLS/SSL implementation in the JSSE component of OpenJDK, where it did not properly handle application data packets received before the handshake completion. This flaw allowed unauthorized injection of data at the beginning of a TLS session.

CVSS Base Scores

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