CVE-2020-14798
Vulnerability in the Java SE, Java SE Embedded product of Oracle Java SE (component: Libraries). 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 require human interaction from a person other than the attacker. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some 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, that load and run untrusted code (e.g., code that comes from the internet) and rely on the Java sandbox for security. This vulnerability does not apply to Java deployments, typically in servers, that load and run only trusted code (e.g., code installed by an administrator). CVSS 3.1 Base Score 3.1 (Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N).
EPSS 2.72% · 85.9th percentile
Risk Scores
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | icedtea-web | 1.8.8-2ubuntu1, 1.8.8-2, 0 |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | icedtea-web | 0, 1.8-0ubuntu8 |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | openjdk-8 | 8u232-b09-0ubuntu1~18.04.1, 8u252-b09-1~18.04, 8u265-b01-0ubuntu2~18.04 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | openjdk-8 | 8u131-b11-2ubuntu1.16.04.2, 8u131-b11-0ubuntu1.16.04.2, 8u121-b13-0ubuntu1.16.04.2 |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | openjdk-lts | 0, 11.0.6+10-1ubuntu1, 11.0.7+10-2ubuntu1 |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | openjdk-lts | 10.0.2+13-1ubuntu0.18.04.4, 0, 9.0.4+12-4ubuntu1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | icedtea-web | 0, 1.8.4-1build1 |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | openjdk-13 | 13.0.3+3-1ubuntu2, 13.0.2+8-1, 13.0.1+9-2 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | icedtea-web | 1.6.1-3ubuntu1, 0, 1.5.2-1ubuntu2 |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | openjdk-8 | 0, 8u265-b01-0ubuntu2~20.04, * |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | icedtea-web | 0, 1.8.8-3 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | openjdk-9 | 0, 9~b101-2ubuntu2, * |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | icedtea-web | 0, 1.6.2-3.1ubuntu3, * |
Timeline
- Oct 20, 2020 CVE Published
- Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
- Jun 23, 2021 EPSS Score
- Oct 27, 2021 EPSS Score
- Dec 29, 2021 EPSS Score
- Jan 6, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 1, 2022 EPSS Score
- Apr 1, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 3, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 5, 2022 EPSS Score
- Nov 9, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jan 11, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-14798 advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4607-1 advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4607-2 advisory
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html third-party-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-14798 third-party-advisory