CVE-2020-14578: Medium severity IBM Cognos Controller 10.4.2 vulnerability

Published Jul 14, 2020
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Updated

A flaw was found in the DerInputStream class in the Libraries component of OpenJDK. A DER (Distinguished Encoding Rules) encoded input using indefinite length encoding not supported by the DerInputStream could cause it to raise an exception not declared to be thrown by the DerInputStream.

Other sources

An unspecified vulnerability in Java SE related to the Libraries component could allow an unauthenticated attacker to cause a denial of service resulting in a low availability impact using unknown attack vectors.

— IBM

Vulnerability in the Java SE, Java SE Embedded product of Oracle Java SE (component: Libraries). Supported versions that are affected are Java SE: 7u261 and 8u251; Java SE Embedded: 8u251. 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).

Affected Software

120 affected componentsFixes available
redhat/java<1.8.0-openjdk-1:1.8.0.262.b10-0.el6_10
1.8.0-openjdk-1:1.8.0.262.b10-0.el6_10
redhat/java<1.7.1-ibm-1:1.7.1.4.70-1jpp.1.el6_10
1.7.1-ibm-1:1.7.1.4.70-1jpp.1.el6_10
redhat/java<1.8.0-openjdk-1:1.8.0.262.b10-0.el7_8
1.8.0-openjdk-1:1.8.0.262.b10-0.el7_8
redhat/java<1.7.1-ibm-1:1.7.1.4.70-1jpp.1.el7
1.7.1-ibm-1:1.7.1.4.70-1jpp.1.el7
redhat/java<1.8.0-ibm-1:1.8.0.6.20-1jpp.1.el7
1.8.0-ibm-1:1.8.0.6.20-1jpp.1.el7
redhat/java<1.8.0-openjdk-1:1.8.0.262.b10-0.el8_2
1.8.0-openjdk-1:1.8.0.262.b10-0.el8_2
redhat/java<1.8.0-ibm-1:1.8.0.6.15-1.el8_2
1.8.0-ibm-1:1.8.0.6.15-1.el8_2
redhat/java<1.8.0-openjdk-1:1.8.0.262.b10-0.el8_0
1.8.0-openjdk-1:1.8.0.262.b10-0.el8_0
redhat/java<1.8.0-openjdk-1:1.8.0.262.b10-0.el8_1
1.8.0-openjdk-1:1.8.0.262.b10-0.el8_1
IBM Cognos Controller 10.4.2<=IBM Cognos Controller 10.4.2
IBM Cognos Controller 10.4.1<=IBM Cognos Controller 10.4.1
IBM Cognos Controller 10.4.0<=IBM Cognos Controller 10.4.0
Oracle JDK=1.7.0-update261
Oracle JDK=1.8.0-update251
Oracle JRE=1.8.0-update251
Fedoraproject Fedora=31
Fedoraproject Fedora=32
openSUSE Leap=15.2
Debian Debian Linux=9.0
Debian Debian Linux=10.0
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=16.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=18.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=20.04
McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator=5.9.0
McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator=5.9.1
McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator=5.10.0
McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator=5.10.0-update_1
McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator=5.10.0-update_2
McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator=5.10.0-update_3
McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator=5.10.0-update_4
McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator=5.10.0-update_5
McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator=5.10.0-update_6
McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator=5.10.0-update_7
McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator=5.10.0-update_8
NetApp 7-Mode Transition Tool
NetApp Active Iq Unified Manager Windows>=7.3
NetApp Active Iq Unified Manager Vsphere>=9.5
NetApp Cloud Backup
NetApp Cloud Secure Agent
NetApp E-series Performance Analyzer
NetApp E-Series SANtricity OS Controller>=11.0.0<=11.70.2
NetApp E-series Santricity Web Services Web Services Proxy
NetApp OnCommand Insight
NetApp OnCommand Workflow Automation
NetApp Santricity Unified Manager
NetApp Snapmanager Sap
NetApp Snapmanager Oracle
NetApp Steelstore Cloud Integrated Storage
NetApp Storagegrid>=9.0.0<=9.0.4
NetApp Storagegrid
Oracle OpenJDK=7
Oracle OpenJDK=7-update1
Oracle OpenJDK=7-update10
Oracle OpenJDK=7-update101
Oracle OpenJDK=7-update11
Oracle OpenJDK=7-update111
Oracle OpenJDK=7-update121
Oracle OpenJDK=7-update13
Oracle OpenJDK=7-update131
Oracle OpenJDK=7-update141
Oracle OpenJDK=7-update15
Oracle OpenJDK=7-update151
Oracle OpenJDK=7-update161
Oracle OpenJDK=7-update17
Oracle OpenJDK=7-update171
Oracle OpenJDK=7-update181
Oracle OpenJDK=7-update191
Oracle OpenJDK=7-update2
Oracle OpenJDK=7-update201
Oracle OpenJDK=7-update21
Oracle OpenJDK=7-update211
Oracle OpenJDK=7-update221
Oracle OpenJDK=7-update231
Oracle OpenJDK=7-update241
Oracle OpenJDK=7-update25
Oracle OpenJDK=7-update251
Oracle OpenJDK=7-update261
Oracle OpenJDK=8
Oracle OpenJDK=8-milestone1
Oracle OpenJDK=8-milestone2
Oracle OpenJDK=8-milestone3
Oracle OpenJDK=8-milestone4
Oracle OpenJDK=8-milestone5
Oracle OpenJDK=8-milestone6
Oracle OpenJDK=8-milestone7
Oracle OpenJDK=8-milestone8
Oracle OpenJDK=8-milestone9
Oracle OpenJDK=8-update101
Oracle OpenJDK=8-update102
Oracle OpenJDK=8-update11
Oracle OpenJDK=8-update111
Oracle OpenJDK=8-update112
Oracle OpenJDK=8-update121
Oracle OpenJDK=8-update131
Oracle OpenJDK=8-update141
Oracle OpenJDK=8-update151
Oracle OpenJDK=8-update152
Oracle OpenJDK=8-update161
Oracle OpenJDK=8-update162
Oracle OpenJDK=8-update171
Oracle OpenJDK=8-update172
Oracle OpenJDK=8-update181
Oracle OpenJDK=8-update191
Oracle OpenJDK=8-update192
Oracle OpenJDK=8-update20
Oracle OpenJDK=8-update201
Oracle OpenJDK=8-update202
Oracle OpenJDK=8-update211
Oracle OpenJDK=8-update212
Oracle OpenJDK=8-update221
Oracle OpenJDK=8-update222
Oracle OpenJDK=8-update231
Oracle OpenJDK=8-update232
Oracle OpenJDK=8-update241
Oracle OpenJDK=8-update242
Oracle OpenJDK=8-update25
Oracle OpenJDK=8-update252
Oracle JRE=1.7.0-update261
debian/openjdk-11
11.0.24+8-2~deb11u111.0.30+7-1~deb11u111.0.30+7-1
debian/openjdk-8
8u482-ga-1

Remediation

Patch Available

https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html

Event History

Jul 14, 2020
CVE Published
12:00 AM
Data Sourced
via Red Hat·09:58 PM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Jul 15, 2020
CVE Published
via MITRE·05:34 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·05:34 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
Feb 24, 2026
Data Sourced
via Ubuntu·07:34 PM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Data Sourced
via Launchpad·07:35 PM
Description
Mar 4, 2026
Data Sourced
via Debian·07:41 PM
DescriptionAffected Software

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2020-14578?

The severity of CVE-2020-14578 is medium with a CVSS score of 3.7.

2

How does CVE-2020-14578 affect Java SE and Java SE Embedded?

CVE-2020-14578 affects Java SE versions 7u261 and 8u251 and Java SE Embedded version 8u251.

3

What is the vulnerability in CVE-2020-14578 related to?

The vulnerability in CVE-2020-14578 is related to the Libraries component of Oracle Java SE.

4

How can an attacker exploit CVE-2020-14578?

CVE-2020-14578 can be exploited by an unauthenticated attacker with network access via multiple protocols.

5

How do I fix CVE-2020-14578?

To fix CVE-2020-14578, update to the recommended versions of Java SE or Java SE Embedded.

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