Uncaught Exception Affecting openjdk-jre package, versions [1.7.0,1.7.0_261)[1.8.0,1.8.0_251)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
low
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
4.31% (92nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UPSTREAM-OPENJDKJRE-584590
  • published15 Jul 2020
  • disclosed14 Jul 2020
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 14 Jul 2020

CVE-2020-14579  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-248  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade openjdk-jre to version 7.0.261, 8.0.251 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 Uncaught Exception. A flaw was found in the DerValue class in the Libraries component of OpenJDK. An incorrect implementation of the DerValue.equals() method could cause the class to raise an exception not declared to be thrown by the DerValue.

CVSS Base Scores

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