CVE-2021-2161
Vulnerability in the Java SE, Java SE Embedded, Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition product of Oracle Java SE (component: Libraries).
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (3.49%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Vulnerability in the Java SE, Java SE Embedded, Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition product of Oracle Java SE (component: Libraries). Supported versions that are affected are Java SE: 7u291, 8u281, 11.0.10, 16; Java SE Embedded: 8u281; Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition: 19.3.5, 20.3.1.2 and 21.0.0.2. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise Java SE, Java SE Embedded, Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or all Java SE, Java SE Embedded, Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition accessible data. Note: This vulnerability applies to Java deployments that load and run untrusted code (e.g., code that comes from the internet) and rely on the Java sandbox for security. It can also be exploited by supplying untrusted data to APIs in the specified Component. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 5.9 (Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N).
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.9 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- EPSS
- 3.49% probability · 89th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- oracle/jdk · oracle/jre · debian/debian linux · fedoraproject/fedora · oracle/graalvm · oracle/openjdk · netapp/active iq unified manager · netapp/hci management node · netapp/solidfire · netapp/hci compute node · netapp/hci storage node · mcafee/epolicy orchestrator
- Source
- secalert_us@oracle.com
EPSS 3.5% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://docs.azul.com/core/zulu-openjdk/release-notes/april-2021.html#fixed-common-vulnerabilities-and-exposuresThird Party Advisory
- https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10366Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/04/msg00021.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5ACX4JEVYH6H4PSMGMYWTGABPOFPH3TS/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CFXOKM2233JVGYDOWW77BN54X3GZTIBK/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CG7EWXSO6JUCVHP7R3SOZQ7WPNBOISJH/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MAULPCQFLAMBJIS27YLNNX6IHRFJMVP4/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MVDY4T5XMSYDQT6RRKPMRCV4MVGS7KXF/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UD3JEP4HPLK7MNZHVUMKIJPBP74M3A2V/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202209-05Third Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210513-0001/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4899Third Party Advisory
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2021.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- https://docs.azul.com/core/zulu-openjdk/release-notes/april-2021.html#fixed-common-vulnerabilities-and-exposuresThird Party Advisory
- https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10366Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/04/msg00021.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5ACX4JEVYH6H4PSMGMYWTGABPOFPH3TS/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CFXOKM2233JVGYDOWW77BN54X3GZTIBK/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CG7EWXSO6JUCVHP7R3SOZQ7WPNBOISJH/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MAULPCQFLAMBJIS27YLNNX6IHRFJMVP4/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MVDY4T5XMSYDQT6RRKPMRCV4MVGS7KXF/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UD3JEP4HPLK7MNZHVUMKIJPBP74M3A2V/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202209-05Third Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210513-0001/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4899Third Party Advisory
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2021.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.