SB2021012056 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition



SB2021012056 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition

Published: January 20, 2021

Security Bulletin ID SB2021012056
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 100%
  • Low
  • Medium
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.


1) Improper input validation (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-14803)

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green


The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation within the Libraries component in Java SE. A remote non-authenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability to gain access to sensitive information.


2) Resource management error (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-8277)

CWE-ID: CWE-399 - Resource Management Errors

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Green


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to improper management of internal resources within the application when processing a large number of DNS responses. A Node.js application that allows an attacker to trigger a DNS request for a host of their choice could trigger a denial of service condition.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.