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OpenJDK: HostnameChecker does not ensure X.509 certificate names are in normalized form (JSSE, 8237592)

Published Jul 15, 2020

Description

Vulnerability in the Java SE, Java SE Embedded product of Oracle Java SE (component: JSSE). Supported versions that are affected are Java SE: 7u261, 8u251, 11.0.7 and 14.0.1; Java SE Embedded: 8u251. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via TLS 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).

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Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Weaknesses (0)

No CWE recorded.

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Change history (0)

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Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED
Assigner oracle
Published Jul 15, 2020
Updated Sep 27, 2024
Reserved Jun 19, 2020

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated Sep 27, 2024

NVD

Status Analyzed
Modified Jun 17, 2026

Red Hat

Severity Low
Public date Jul 14, 2020
Bugzilla 1856988

ENISA EUVD

Assigner oracle
Published Jul 15, 2020
Updated Sep 27, 2024

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