CVE-2020-2756

Public on 2020-04-14
Modified on 2020-05-14
Description

Vulnerability in the Java SE, Java SE Embedded product of Oracle Java SE (component: Serialization). Supported versions that are affected are Java SE: 7u251, 8u241, 11.0.6 and 14; Java SE Embedded: 8u241. 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 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 3.7 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L).

Severity
Low
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CVSS v3 Base Score
3.7
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Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory
HAQM Linux 1 java-1.7.0-openjdk 2020-05-13 ALAS-2020-1365
HAQM Linux 2 - Core java-1.7.0-openjdk 2020-05-12 ALAS2-2020-1424
HAQM Linux 1 java-1.8.0-openjdk 2023-09-07 ALAS-2023-1809
HAQM Linux 2 - Core java-1.8.0-openjdk 2020-05-06 ALAS2-2020-1421
HAQM Linux 2 - Core java-11-amazon-corretto 2020-04-15 ALAS2-2020-1410
HAQM Linux 2 - Corretto8 Extra java-1.8.0-amazon-corretto 2025-04-29 ALAS2CORRETTO8-2025-018
HAQM Linux 2 - Java-openjdk11 Extra java-11-openjdk 2025-04-29 ALAS2JAVA-OPENJDK11-2025-012

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
HAQM Linux CVSSv3 3.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
NVD CVSSv2 4.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
NVD CVSSv3 3.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L