CVE-2020-14779

OpenJDK: High memory usage during deserialization of Proxy class with many interfaces (Serialization, 8236862)

Severity Score

3.7

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

Track

*SSVC

Descriptions

Vulnerability in the Java SE, Java SE Embedded product of Oracle Java SE (component: Serialization). Supported versions that are affected are Java SE: 7u271, 8u261, 11.0.8 and 15; Java SE Embedded: 8u261. 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: Applies to client and server deployment of Java. This vulnerability can be exploited through sandboxed Java Web Start applications and sandboxed Java applets. It can also be exploited by supplying data to APIs in the specified Component without using sandboxed Java Web Start applications or sandboxed Java applets, such as through a web service. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 3.7 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L).

Vulnerabilidad en el producto Java SE, Java SE Embedded de Oracle Java SE (componente: Serialization). Las versiones compatibles que están afectadas son Java SE: 7u271, 8u261, 11.0.8 y 15; Java SE Embedded: 8u261. Una vulnerabilidad difícil de explotar permite a un atacante no autenticado con acceso a la red por medio de múltiples protocolos comprometer a Java SE, Java SE Embedded. Los ataques con éxito de esta vulnerabilidad pueden resultar en la capacidad no autorizada de causar una denegación de servicio parcial (DOS parcial) de Java SE, Java SE Embedded. Nota: Aplica a la implementación de cliente y servidor de Java. Esta vulnerabilidad puede ser explotada mediante aplicaciones Java Web Start en sandbox y applets de Java en sandbox. También se puede explotar proporcionando datos a las API en el Componente especificado sin utilizar aplicaciones Java Web Start en sandbox o applets de Java en sandbox, como mediante un servicio web. CVSS 3.1 Puntuación Base 3.7 (Impactos de la Disponibilidad). Vector CVSS: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Low

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:Track

Exploitation

None

Automatable

Tech. Impact

Partial

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2020-06-19 CVE Reserved
2020-10-21 CVE Published
2024-09-26 CVE Updated
2024-09-27 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-770: Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

CAPEC

References (14)

URL	Tag	Source
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00031.html	Mailing List
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20201023-0004	Third Party Advisory

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-11/msg00041.html	2023-11-07
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/N6CJCO52DHIQJHLPF6HMTC5Z2VKFRQMY	2023-11-07
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/OMJMTXFJRONFT72YAEQNRFKYZZU4W3HD	2023-11-07
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XKRGVMZT3EUUWKUA6DBT56FT3UOKPHQ2	2023-11-07
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XVPLGNHNJ4UJ6IO6R2XXEKCTCI2DRPDQ	2023-11-07
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YCKZAI4AWSKO5O5VDXHFFKNLOZGZ3KEE	2023-11-07
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/Z7XEONOP6JB7SD7AMUWZTLZF2L4QD546	2023-11-07
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-19	2023-11-07
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4779	2023-11-07
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html	2023-11-07
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-14779	2021-02-16
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1889271	2021-02-16

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Oracle Search vendor "Oracle"		Jdk Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Jdk"				1.7.0 Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Jdk" and version "1.7.0"		update271		Affected
Oracle Search vendor "Oracle"		Jdk Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Jdk"				1.8.0 Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Jdk" and version "1.8.0"		update261		Affected
Oracle Search vendor "Oracle"		Jdk Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Jdk"				11.0.8 Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Jdk" and version "11.0.8"		-		Affected
Oracle Search vendor "Oracle"		Jdk Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Jdk"				15 Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Jdk" and version "15"		-		Affected
Oracle Search vendor "Oracle"		Jre Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Jre"				1.8.0 Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Jre" and version "1.8.0"		update261		Affected
Debian Search vendor "Debian"		Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux"				9.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "9.0"		-		Affected
Debian Search vendor "Debian"		Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux"				10.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "10.0"		-		Affected
Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject"		Fedora Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora"				31 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" and version "31"		-		Affected
Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject"		Fedora Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora"				32 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" and version "32"		-		Affected
Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject"		Fedora Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora"				33 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" and version "33"		-		Affected
Opensuse Search vendor "Opensuse"		Leap Search vendor "Opensuse" for product "Leap"				15.2 Search vendor "Opensuse" for product "Leap" and version "15.2"		-		Affected
Netapp Search vendor "Netapp"		7-mode Transition Tool Search vendor "Netapp" for product "7-mode Transition Tool"				-		-		Affected
Netapp Search vendor "Netapp"		Active Iq Unified Manager Search vendor "Netapp" for product "Active Iq Unified Manager"				>= 7.3 Search vendor "Netapp" for product "Active Iq Unified Manager" and version " >= 7.3"		windows		Affected
Netapp Search vendor "Netapp"		Active Iq Unified Manager Search vendor "Netapp" for product "Active Iq Unified Manager"				>= 9.5 Search vendor "Netapp" for product "Active Iq Unified Manager" and version " >= 9.5"		vmware_vsphere		Affected
Netapp Search vendor "Netapp"		E-series Santricity Os Controller Search vendor "Netapp" for product "E-series Santricity Os Controller"				>= 11.0.0 <= 11.60.3 Search vendor "Netapp" for product "E-series Santricity Os Controller" and version " >= 11.0.0 <= 11.60.3"		-		Affected
Netapp Search vendor "Netapp"		E-series Santricity Storage Manager Search vendor "Netapp" for product "E-series Santricity Storage Manager"				-		-		Affected
Netapp Search vendor "Netapp"		E-series Santricity Web Services Search vendor "Netapp" for product "E-series Santricity Web Services"				-		web_services_proxy		Affected
Netapp Search vendor "Netapp"		Hci Management Node Search vendor "Netapp" for product "Hci Management Node"				-		-		Affected
Netapp Search vendor "Netapp"		Oncommand Insight Search vendor "Netapp" for product "Oncommand Insight"				-		-		Affected
Netapp Search vendor "Netapp"		Oncommand Unified Manager Core Package Search vendor "Netapp" for product "Oncommand Unified Manager Core Package"				-		-		Affected
Netapp Search vendor "Netapp"		Santricity Cloud Connector Search vendor "Netapp" for product "Santricity Cloud Connector"				-		-		Affected
Netapp Search vendor "Netapp"		Santricity Unified Manager Search vendor "Netapp" for product "Santricity Unified Manager"				-		-		Affected
Netapp Search vendor "Netapp"		Snapmanager Search vendor "Netapp" for product "Snapmanager"				-		oracle		Affected
Netapp Search vendor "Netapp"		Snapmanager Search vendor "Netapp" for product "Snapmanager"				-		sap		Affected
Netapp Search vendor "Netapp"		Solidfire Search vendor "Netapp" for product "Solidfire"				-		-		Affected
Netapp Search vendor "Netapp"		Hci Storage Node Search vendor "Netapp" for product "Hci Storage Node"				-		-		Affected