CVE-2020-2830: Medium severity IBM Engineering Requirements Quality Assistant On-Premises vulnerability

Published Apr 13, 2020
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Updated

A regular expression denial of service flaw was found in the Concurrency component of OpenJDK. The use of overly complex regular expressions in java.utils.Scanner could cause a high CPU usage when Scanner was used on parse certain inputs.

Other sources

An unspecified vulnerability in Java SE related to the Java SE Concurrency 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: Concurrency). Supported versions that are affected are Java SE: 7u251, 8u241, 11.0.6 and 14; Java SE Embedded: 8u241. Easily exploitable 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 3.0 Base Score 5.3 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L).

Affected Software

148 affected componentsFixes available
redhat/java<1.8.0-openjdk-1:1.8.0.252.b09-2.el6_10
1.8.0-openjdk-1:1.8.0.252.b09-2.el6_10
redhat/java<1.7.0-openjdk-1:1.7.0.261-2.6.22.1.el6_10
1.7.0-openjdk-1:1.7.0.261-2.6.22.1.el6_10
redhat/java<1.7.1-ibm-1:1.7.1.4.65-1jpp.1.el6_10
1.7.1-ibm-1:1.7.1.4.65-1jpp.1.el6_10
redhat/java<1.8.0-ibm-1:1.8.0.6.10-1jpp.1.el6_10
1.8.0-ibm-1:1.8.0.6.10-1jpp.1.el6_10
redhat/java<1.7.0-openjdk-1:1.7.0.261-2.6.22.2.el7_8
1.7.0-openjdk-1:1.7.0.261-2.6.22.2.el7_8
redhat/java<11-openjdk-1:11.0.7.10-4.el7_8
11-openjdk-1:11.0.7.10-4.el7_8
redhat/java<1.8.0-openjdk-1:1.8.0.252.b09-2.el7_8
1.8.0-openjdk-1:1.8.0.252.b09-2.el7_8
redhat/java<1.8.0-ibm-1:1.8.0.6.10-1jpp.1.el7
1.8.0-ibm-1:1.8.0.6.10-1jpp.1.el7
redhat/java<1.7.1-ibm-1:1.7.1.4.65-1jpp.1.el7
1.7.1-ibm-1:1.7.1.4.65-1jpp.1.el7
redhat/java<11-openjdk-1:11.0.7.10-1.el8_1
11-openjdk-1:11.0.7.10-1.el8_1
redhat/java<1.8.0-openjdk-1:1.8.0.252.b09-2.el8_1
1.8.0-openjdk-1:1.8.0.252.b09-2.el8_1
redhat/java<1.8.0-ibm-1:1.8.0.6.10-1.el8_2
1.8.0-ibm-1:1.8.0.6.10-1.el8_2
redhat/java<1.8.0-openjdk-1:1.8.0.252.b09-2.el8_0
1.8.0-openjdk-1:1.8.0.252.b09-2.el8_0
redhat/java<11-openjdk-1:11.0.7.10-1.el8_0
11-openjdk-1:11.0.7.10-1.el8_0
IBM Engineering Requirements Quality Assistant On-Premises<=All
Oracle JDK=1.7.0-update251
Oracle JDK=1.8.0-update241
Oracle JDK=11.0.6
Oracle JDK=14.0.0
Oracle JRE=1.7.0-update_251
Oracle JRE=1.8.0-update_241
Oracle JRE=11.0.6
Oracle JRE=14.0.0
Oracle OpenJDK>=11<=11.0.6
Oracle OpenJDK>=13<=13.0.2
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-update3
Oracle OpenJDK=7-update4
Oracle OpenJDK=7-update40
Oracle OpenJDK=7-update45
Oracle OpenJDK=7-update5
Oracle OpenJDK=7-update51
Oracle OpenJDK=7-update55
Oracle OpenJDK=7-update6
Oracle OpenJDK=7-update60
Oracle OpenJDK=7-update65
Oracle OpenJDK=7-update67
Oracle OpenJDK=7-update7
Oracle OpenJDK=7-update72
Oracle OpenJDK=7-update76
Oracle OpenJDK=7-update80
Oracle OpenJDK=7-update85
Oracle OpenJDK=7-update9
Oracle OpenJDK=7-update91
Oracle OpenJDK=7-update95
Oracle OpenJDK=7-update97
Oracle OpenJDK=7-update99
Oracle OpenJDK=8
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-update231
Oracle OpenJDK=8-update241
Oracle OpenJDK=8-update25
Oracle OpenJDK=8-update31
Oracle OpenJDK=8-update40
Oracle OpenJDK=8-update45
Oracle OpenJDK=8-update5
Oracle OpenJDK=8-update51
Oracle OpenJDK=8-update60
Oracle OpenJDK=8-update65
Oracle OpenJDK=8-update66
Oracle OpenJDK=8-update71
Oracle OpenJDK=8-update72
Oracle OpenJDK=8-update73
Oracle OpenJDK=8-update74
Oracle OpenJDK=8-update77
Oracle OpenJDK=8-update91
Oracle OpenJDK=8-update92
Oracle OpenJDK=14
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 E-series Performance Analyzer
NetApp E-Series SANtricity OS Controller>=11.0.0<=11.60.1
NetApp E-series Santricity Web Services Web Services Proxy
NetApp OnCommand Insight
NetApp OnCommand Workflow Automation
NetApp Plug-in For Symantec Netbackup
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
Debian Debian Linux=8.0
Debian Debian Linux=10.0
Fedoraproject Fedora=30
Fedoraproject Fedora=31
Fedoraproject Fedora=32
openSUSE Leap=15.1
openSUSE Leap=15.2
McAfee Threat Intelligence Exchange Server>=2.0.0<2.3.1
McAfee Threat Intelligence Exchange Server=2.3.1
McAfee Threat Intelligence Exchange Server=2.3.1-hotfix1
McAfee Threat Intelligence Exchange Server=2.3.1-hotfix2
McAfee Threat Intelligence Exchange Server=3.0.0
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=16.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=18.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=19.10
debian/openjdk-11
11.0.24+8-2~deb11u111.0.30+7-1~deb11u111.0.30+7-1
debian/openjdk-8
8u472-ga-1

Remediation

Patch Available

https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10318

Event History

Apr 13, 2020
Data Sourced
via Red Hat·09:29 PM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Apr 14, 2020
CVE Published
12:00 AM
Apr 15, 2020
CVE Published
via MITRE·01:29 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·01:29 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·02:15 PM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Feb 23, 2026
Data Sourced
via Ubuntu·10:39 PM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Data Sourced
via Launchpad·10:39 PM
Description
Data Sourced
via Debian·10:40 PM
DescriptionAffected Software

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2020-2830?

CVE-2020-2830 is rated as a moderate severity vulnerability.

2

How do I fix CVE-2020-2830?

To fix CVE-2020-2830, update to the recommended versions of OpenJDK as specified in the vulnerability details.

3

Which software is affected by CVE-2020-2830?

CVE-2020-2830 affects multiple versions of OpenJDK and IBM's JDK products.

4

What types of applications are vulnerable due to CVE-2020-2830?

Applications that utilize the java.utils.Scanner class with complex regular expressions are vulnerable due to CVE-2020-2830.

5

Can I safely use OpenJDK without updating for CVE-2020-2830?

Using unpatched versions of OpenJDK poses a risk, and it is recommended to update to mitigate vulnerability.

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