CVE-2023-22081: Medium severity Oracle GraalVM for JDK vulnerability

Published Oct 12, 2023
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Updated

A flaw was found in the PKIX certification path validation algorithm in the JSSE component of OpenJDK. A malicious remote client could use this flaw to craft a X.509 certificate and cause denial of service in a Java application processing such certificate.

Other sources

An unspecified vulnerability in Java SE related to the JSSE component could allow a remote attacker to cause no confidentiality impact, no integrity impact, and low availability impact.

IBM

Vulnerability in the Oracle Java SE, Oracle GraalVM for JDK product of Oracle Java SE (component: JSSE). Supported versions that are affected are Oracle Java SE: 8u381, 8u381-perf, 11.0.20, 17.0.8, 21; Oracle GraalVM for JDK: 17.0.8 and 21. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTPS to compromise Oracle Java SE, Oracle GraalVM for JDK. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a partial denial of service (partial DOS) of Oracle Java SE, Oracle GraalVM for JDK. 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 5.3 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L).

Vulnerability in the Oracle Java SE, Oracle GraalVM for JDK, Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition product of Oracle Java SE (component: JSSE). Supported versions that are affected are Oracle Java SE: 8u381, 8u381-perf, 11.0.20, 17.0.8, 21; Oracle GraalVM for JDK: 17.0.8, 21; Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition: 20.3.11, 21.3.7 and 22.3.3. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTPS to compromise Oracle Java SE, Oracle GraalVM for JDK, Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a partial denial of service (partial DOS) of Oracle Java SE, Oracle GraalVM for JDK, Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition. 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 5.3 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L).

Ubuntu

Affected Software

38 affected componentsFixes available
ubuntu/openjdk-17<17.0.9+9-1~18.04
17.0.9+9-1~18.04
ubuntu/openjdk-17<17.0.9+9-1~20.04
17.0.9+9-1~20.04
ubuntu/openjdk-17<17.0.9+9-1~22.04
17.0.9+9-1~22.04
ubuntu/openjdk-17<17.0.9+9-1~23.04
17.0.9+9-1~23.04
ubuntu/openjdk-17<17.0.9+9-1~23.10
17.0.9+9-1~23.10
ubuntu/openjdk-21<21.0.1+12-2~22.04
21.0.1+12-2~22.04
ubuntu/openjdk-21<21.0.1+12-2~23.04
21.0.1+12-2~23.04
ubuntu/openjdk-21<21.0.1+12-2~23.10
21.0.1+12-2~23.10
ubuntu/openjdk-8<8
8
ubuntu/openjdk-8<8
8
ubuntu/openjdk-8<8
8
ubuntu/openjdk-8<8
8
ubuntu/openjdk-8<8
8
ubuntu/openjdk-8<8
8
ubuntu/openjdk-lts<11.0.21+9-0ubuntu1~18.04
11.0.21+9-0ubuntu1~18.04
ubuntu/openjdk-lts<11.0.21+9-0ubuntu1~20.04
11.0.21+9-0ubuntu1~20.04
ubuntu/openjdk-lts<11.0.21+9-0ubuntu1~22.04
11.0.21+9-0ubuntu1~22.04
ubuntu/openjdk-lts<11.0.21+9-0ubuntu1~23.04
11.0.21+9-0ubuntu1~23.04
ubuntu/openjdk-lts<11.0.21+9-0ubuntu1~23.10
11.0.21+9-0ubuntu1~23.10
debian/openjdk-11
11.0.23+9-1~deb11u111.0.24~7ea-1
debian/openjdk-17
17.0.11+9-1~deb11u117.0.11+9-1~deb12u117.0.12~6ea-1
debian/openjdk-21
21.0.4~6ea-1
debian/openjdk-8
8u412-ga-1
Oracle GraalVM for JDK=17.0.8
Oracle GraalVM for JDK=21
Oracle JDK=1.8.0-update381
Oracle JDK=1.8.0-update381
Oracle JDK=11.0.2
Oracle JDK=17.0.8
Oracle JDK=21.0.0
Oracle JRE=1.8.0-update381
Oracle JRE=1.8.0-update381
Oracle JRE=11.0.2
Oracle JRE=17.0.8
Oracle JRE=21.0.0
NetApp Cloud Insights Acquisition Unit
NetApp Cloud Insights Storage Workload Security Agent
IBM InfoSphere Data Architect<=9.2.1

Event History

Oct 12, 2023
Data Sourced
via Red Hat·09:37 AM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Oct 17, 2023
CVE Published
via Ubuntu·12:00 AM
CVE Published
via MITRE·09:02 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·09:02 PM
DescriptionSeverity
Data Sourced
10:15 PM
DescriptionSeverity
Data Sourced
via NVD·10:15 PM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Jan 13, 2024
Data Sourced
via Launchpad·12:00 AM
Description
Mar 4, 2026
Data Sourced
via IBM·12:00 AM
DescriptionAffected Software

Parent advisories

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2023-22081?

The severity of CVE-2023-22081 is medium with a severity value of 5.3.

2

Which versions of Oracle Java SE are affected by CVE-2023-22081?

Oracle Java SE versions 8u381, 8u381-perf, 11.0.20, 17.0.8, and 20.0.2 are affected by CVE-2023-22081.

3

Which versions of Oracle GraalVM for JDK are affected by CVE-2023-22081?

Oracle GraalVM for JDK versions 17.0.8 and 20.0.2 are affected by CVE-2023-22081.

4

How can CVE-2023-22081 be exploited?

CVE-2023-22081 is an easily exploitable vulnerability that allows unauthorized access.

5

Where can I find more information about CVE-2023-22081?

You can find more information about CVE-2023-22081 at the following references: [Oracle Security Alerts](https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2023.html) and [Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2023:5742](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5742).

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