{"id":"CVE-2020-14578","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2020-14578","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T23:43:48.108Z","title":"Vulnerability in the Java SE, Java SE Embedded product of Oracle Java SE (component: Libraries).","description":"Vulnerability in the Java SE, Java SE Embedded product of Oracle Java SE (component: Libraries). Supported versions that are affected are Java SE: 7u261 and 8u251; Java SE Embedded: 8u251. 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 3.1 Base Score 3.7 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L).","published":"2020-07-15T18:15:24.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T02:55:03.000Z","status":"Analyzed","sourceIdentifier":"secalert_us@oracle.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":3.7,"severity":"LOW","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L"},"cwe":[],"affected":["oracle/openjdk","oracle/jdk","oracle/jre","fedoraproject/fedora","opensuse/leap","debian/debian linux","canonical/ubuntu linux","mcafee/epolicy orchestrator","netapp/7-mode transition tool","netapp/active iq unified manager","netapp/cloud backup","netapp/cloud secure agent","netapp/e-series performance analyzer","netapp/e-series santricity os controller","netapp/e-series santricity web services","netapp/oncommand insight","netapp/oncommand workflow automation","netapp/santricity unified manager","netapp/snapmanager","netapp/steelstore cloud integrated storage","netapp/storagegrid"],"epss":{"score":0.04313,"percentile":0.91094,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"low","text":"Lower severity and a low EPSS score (4.31%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-11/msg00041.html","tags":["Mailing List","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"secalert_us@oracle.com"},{"url":"https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10332","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"secalert_us@oracle.com"},{"url":"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00021.html","tags":["Mailing List","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"secalert_us@oracle.com"},{"url":"https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6CFJPOYF3CWYEPCDOAOCNFJTQIKKWPHW/","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"secalert_us@oracle.com"},{"url":"https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DFZ36XIW5ENQAW6BB7WHRFFTTJX7KGMR/","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"secalert_us@oracle.com"},{"url":"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202008-24","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"secalert_us@oracle.com"},{"url":"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202209-15","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"secalert_us@oracle.com"},{"url":"https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200717-0005/","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"secalert_us@oracle.com"},{"url":"https://usn.ubuntu.com/4453-1/","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"secalert_us@oracle.com"},{"url":"https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4734","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"secalert_us@oracle.com"},{"url":"https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"secalert_us@oracle.com"},{"url":"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-11/msg00041.html","tags":["Mailing List","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10332","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00021.html","tags":["Mailing List","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6CFJPOYF3CWYEPCDOAOCNFJTQIKKWPHW/","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DFZ36XIW5ENQAW6BB7WHRFFTTJX7KGMR/","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202008-24","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202209-15","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200717-0005/","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://usn.ubuntu.com/4453-1/","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4734","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-14578","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}