CVE-2023-22081

Published Oct 12, 2023
·
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.

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
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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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