CVE-2020-14781
Detail
Description
Vulnerability in the Java SE, Java SE Embedded product of Oracle Java SE (component: JNDI). 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 read access to a subset 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 (Confidentiality impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N).
Metrics
CVSS Version 4.0
CVSS Version 3.x
CVSS Version 2.0
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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:
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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.0 Severity and Vector Strings:
Vector:
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
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Weakness Enumeration
CWE-ID
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NVD-CWE-noinfo
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Change History
12 change records found show changes
Modified Analysis by NIST 5/27/2025 12:41:52 PM
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Type
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CPE Configuration
OR
*cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:11.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.7.0:update271:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.8.0:update261:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.8.0:update261:*:*:*:*:*:*
OR
*cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:11.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:11.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.7.0:update271:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.8.0:update261:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.8.0:update261:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.7.0:update271:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Added
CPE Configuration
Record truncated, showing 2048 of 4964 characters. View Entire Change Record OR
*cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:13.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:11.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:11.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:11.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:11.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:8:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:8:update102:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:8:update112:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:8:update152:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:8:update162:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:8:update172:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:8:update192:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:8:update20:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:8:update202:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:8:update212:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:11.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:8:update222:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:8:update232:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:7:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:7:update221:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:7:update231:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:7:update241:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:7:update251:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:8:update101:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:8:update11:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:8:update111:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:8:update121:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:8:update131:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:8:update141:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:8:update151:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:8:update161:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:8:update171:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:8:update181:*:*:*:*
CVE Modified by CVE 11/21/2024 12:04:08 AM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
Added
Reference
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-11/msg00041.html
Added
Reference
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00031.html
Added
Reference
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-19
Added
Reference
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20201023-0004/
Added
Reference
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4779
Added
Reference
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html
CVE Modified by Oracle 5/14/2024 2:29:01 AM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
CPE Deprecation Remap by NIST 5/13/2022 10:57:15 AM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
Changed
CPE Configuration
OR
*cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.8.0:update_261:*:*:*:*:*:*
OR
*cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.8.0:update261:*:*:*:*:*:*
Modified Analysis by NIST 2/24/2021 4:13:03 PM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
Added
CPE Configuration
OR
*cpe:2.3:a:netapp:7-mode_transition_tool:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:netapp:active_iq_unified_manager:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* versions from (including) 7.3
*cpe:2.3:a:netapp:active_iq_unified_manager:*:*:*:*:*:vmware_vsphere:*:* versions from (including) 9.5
*cpe:2.3:a:netapp:e-series_santricity_os_controller:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 11.0.0 up to (including) 11.60.1
*cpe:2.3:a:netapp:e-series_santricity_storage_manager:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:netapp:e-series_santricity_web_services_proxy:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:netapp:hci_management_node:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:netapp:oncommand_insight:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:netapp:santricity_cloud_connector:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:netapp:santricity_unified_manager:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:netapp:snapmanager:-:-:*:*:*:oracle:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:netapp:snapmanager:-:-:*:*:*:sap:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:netapp:solidfire:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:h:netapp:hci_storage_node:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Added
CPE Configuration
OR
*cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Added
CPE Configuration
OR
*cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Changed
Reference Type
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-11/msg00041.html No Types Assigned
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-11/msg00041.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Changed
Reference Type
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00031.html No Types Assigned
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00031.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Changed
Reference Type
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-19 No Types Assigned
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-19 Third Party Advisory
CVE Modified by Oracle 1/26/2021 1:15:35 PM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
Added
Reference
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-19 [No Types Assigned]
CVE Modified by Oracle 11/10/2020 11:15:13 AM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
Added
Reference
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-11/msg00041.html [No Types Assigned]
CVE Modified by Oracle 11/02/2020 4:15:24 PM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
Added
Reference
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00031.html [No Types Assigned]
Initial Analysis by NIST 10/27/2020 10:05:45 AM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
Added
CVSS V2
NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Added
CWE
NIST NVD-CWE-noinfo
Added
CPE Configuration
OR
*cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.7.0:update271:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.8.0:update261:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:11.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.8.0:update_261:*:*:*:*:*:*
Changed
Reference Type
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20201023-0004/ No Types Assigned
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20201023-0004/ Third Party Advisory
Changed
Reference Type
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4779 No Types Assigned
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4779 Third Party Advisory
Changed
Reference Type
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html No Types Assigned
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html Vendor Advisory
Initial Analysis by NIST 10/27/2020 10:05:46 AM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
Added
CVSS V3.1
Oracle AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Added
CVSS V2
NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Added
CWE
NIST NVD-CWE-noinfo
Added
CPE Configuration
OR
*cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.7.0:update271:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.8.0:update261:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:11.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.8.0:update_261:*:*:*:*:*:*
Changed
Reference Type
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20201023-0004/ No Types Assigned
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20201023-0004/ Third Party Advisory
Changed
Reference Type
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4779 No Types Assigned
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4779 Third Party Advisory
Changed
Reference Type
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html No Types Assigned
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html Vendor Advisory
CVE Modified by Oracle 10/26/2020 8:17:09 AM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
Added
Reference
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4779 [No Types Assigned]
CVE Modified by Oracle 10/23/2020 5:15:14 AM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
Added
Reference
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20201023-0004/ [No Types Assigned]
Quick Info
CVE Dictionary Entry: CVE-2020-14781 NVD
Published Date: 10/21/2020 NVD
Last Modified: 05/27/2025
Source: Oracle
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