CVE-2023-21937
Reported by oracle · Published April 18, 2023
Vulnerability in the Oracle Java SE, Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition product of Oracle Java SE (component: Networking). Supported versions that are affected are Oracle Java SE: 8u361, 8u361-perf, 11.0.18, 17.0.6, 20; Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition: 20.3.9, 21.3.5 and 22.3.1. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise Oracle Java SE, Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of Oracle Java SE, Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition 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 can also be exploited by using APIs in the specified Component, e.g., through a web service which supplies data to the APIs. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 3.7 (Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N).
Fixed versions
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| Package | Ecosystem | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| java-17-amazon-corretto-devel | Amazon Linux | 1:17.0.7+7-1.amzn2023.1, 1:17.0.7+7-1.amzn2.1 |
| openjdk-25-openj9 | Chainguard | 0.59.0-r1 |
| java-11-amazon-corretto-headless | Amazon Linux | 1:11.0.19+7-1.amzn2023, 1:11.0.19+7-1.amzn2 |
| java-1.8.0-openjdk-javadoc | Amazon Linux | 1:1.8.0.372.b07-1.amzn2.0.1 |
| openjdk-14 | Chainguard | 14.0.2.12-r7 |
| openjdk-17-openj9 | Chainguard | 0.53.0-r0 |
| openjdk-15 | Chainguard | 15.0.10.5-r7 |
| java-1.8.0-openjdk-devel | Amazon Linux | 1:1.8.0.372.b07-1.amzn2.0.1 |
| java-11-amazon-corretto | Amazon Linux | 1:11.0.19+7-1.amzn2 |
| java-11-amazon-corretto-devel | Amazon Linux | 1:11.0.19+7-1.amzn2023 |
| openjdk-19 | Chainguard | 19.0.2.7-r6 |
| java-11-amazon-corretto-javadoc | Amazon Linux | 1:11.0.19+7-1.amzn2023, 1:11.0.19+7-1.amzn2 |
25 more packages have a fixed version. See every fix in Lookup.
Risk scores
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Oracle Corporation | Java SE JDK and JRE | Oracle Java SE:8u361, Oracle Java SE:8u361-perf, Oracle Java SE:11.0.18 |
| Oracle Corporation | Java SE JDK and JRE | *, 11.0.18, 17.0.6 |
Timeline
- Apr 18, 2023 CVE Published
- Apr 19, 2023 EPSS Score (30 in total, the first dated here)
- Apr 19, 2023 PoC Published (2 in total, the first dated here)
- Feb 22, 2026 Distribution Patch (33 in total, the first dated here)
- Feb 22, 2026 Security Advisory (38 in total, the first dated here)
- May 19, 2026 Coalition ESS Score
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References
- Oracle Advisory vendor-advisory