CVE-2020-14782: Medium severity ibm cloud pak for automation vulnerability

Published Oct 19, 2020
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Updated

A flaw was found in the way the Libraries component of OpenJDK handled blacklists of untrusted certificates. Alternate certificate encodings were not considered, causing certain certificate fingerprints to not be blacklisted, possibly leading to untrusted certificates being accepted.

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An unspecified vulnerability in Java SE related to the Libraries component could allow an unauthenticated attacker to cause no confidentiality impact, low integrity impact, and no availability impact.

— IBM

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 of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of Java SE, Java SE Embedded accessible data. 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 (Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N).

Affected Software

131 affected componentsFixes available
redhat/java<1.8.0-openjdk-1:1.8.0.272.b10-0.el6_10
1.8.0-openjdk-1:1.8.0.272.b10-0.el6_10
redhat/java<11-openjdk-1:11.0.9.11-0.el7_9
11-openjdk-1:11.0.9.11-0.el7_9
redhat/java<1.8.0-openjdk-1:1.8.0.272.b10-1.el7_9
1.8.0-openjdk-1:1.8.0.272.b10-1.el7_9
redhat/java<1.7.1-ibm-1:1.7.1.4.75-1jpp.1.el7
1.7.1-ibm-1:1.7.1.4.75-1jpp.1.el7
redhat/java<1.8.0-ibm-1:1.8.0.6.25-1jpp.1.el7
1.8.0-ibm-1:1.8.0.6.25-1jpp.1.el7
redhat/java<11-openjdk-1:11.0.9.11-0.el8_2
11-openjdk-1:11.0.9.11-0.el8_2
redhat/java<1.8.0-openjdk-1:1.8.0.272.b10-1.el8_2
1.8.0-openjdk-1:1.8.0.272.b10-1.el8_2
redhat/java<1.8.0-ibm-1:1.8.0.6.25-2.el8_3
1.8.0-ibm-1:1.8.0.6.25-2.el8_3
redhat/java<11-openjdk-1:11.0.9.11-0.el8_0
11-openjdk-1:11.0.9.11-0.el8_0
redhat/java<1.8.0-openjdk-1:1.8.0.272.b10-0.el8_0
1.8.0-openjdk-1:1.8.0.272.b10-0.el8_0
redhat/java<11-openjdk-1:11.0.9.11-0.el8_1
11-openjdk-1:11.0.9.11-0.el8_1
redhat/java<1.8.0-openjdk-1:1.8.0.272.b10-0.el8_1
1.8.0-openjdk-1:1.8.0.272.b10-0.el8_1
debian/openjdk-11
11.0.16+8-1~deb10u111.0.20+8-1~deb10u111.0.20+8-1~deb11u111.0.21+9-1
debian/openjdk-8
8u382-ga-2
IBM Cloud Pak for Automation<=20.0.3-IF002
IBM Cloud Pak for Automation<=21.0.1
Oracle JDK=1.7.0-update271
Oracle JDK=1.8.0-update261
Oracle JDK=11.0.8
Oracle JDK=15
Oracle JRE=1.8.0-update261
Debian Debian Linux=9.0
Debian Debian Linux=10.0
NetApp Active Iq Unified Manager Windows>=7.3
NetApp Active Iq Unified Manager Vmware Vsphere>=9.5
NetApp E-series Performance Analyzer
NetApp E-series Santricity Management Plug-ins Vmware Vcenter
NetApp E-Series SANtricity OS Controller>=11.0.0<=11.60.1
NetApp E-series Santricity Storage Manager
NetApp E-series Santricity Web Services Proxy
NetApp OnCommand Insight
NetApp OnCommand Workflow Automation
NetApp Santricity Unified Manager
NetApp Steelstore Cloud Integrated Storage
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
openSUSE Leap=15.2
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=7-update271
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 OpenJDK=8-update262
Oracle OpenJDK=11
Oracle OpenJDK=11.0.1
Oracle OpenJDK=11.0.2
Oracle OpenJDK=11.0.3
Oracle OpenJDK=11.0.4
Oracle OpenJDK=11.0.5
Oracle OpenJDK=11.0.6
Oracle OpenJDK=11.0.7
Oracle OpenJDK=11.0.8
Oracle OpenJDK=13
Oracle OpenJDK=13.0.1
Oracle OpenJDK=13.0.2
Oracle OpenJDK=13.0.3
Oracle OpenJDK=13.0.4
Oracle OpenJDK=15
Oracle JRE=1.7.0-update271
Oracle JRE=11.0.8
Oracle JRE=15

Event History

Oct 19, 2020
Data Sourced
via Red Hat·09:49 AM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Oct 20, 2020
CVE Published
12:00 AM
Oct 21, 2020
CVE Published
via MITRE·02:04 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·02:04 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is CVE-2020-14782?

CVE-2020-14782 is an unspecified vulnerability in Java SE related to the Libraries component.

2

Which versions of Java SE are affected by CVE-2020-14782?

The affected versions are Java SE 7u271, 8u261, 11.0.8, and 15.

3

Are there any specific versions of Java SE Embedded affected by CVE-2020-14782?

Yes, Java SE Embedded 8u261 is affected by the vulnerability.

4

How can an attacker exploit CVE-2020-14782?

The vulnerability allows an unauthenticated attacker with network access to exploit it.

5

What is the severity of CVE-2020-14782?

The severity of CVE-2020-14782 is medium with a CVSS score of 3.7.

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