Vulnerability identifier: #VU82255
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID:
CWE-ID:
CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Network
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
openjdk
Web applications /
JS libraries
Vendor: Oracle
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input in within the ciMethodBlocks::make_block_at() function. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versions
openjdk: All versions
External links
http://github.com/openjdk/jdk15u-dev/pull/261
http://github.com/openjdk/jdk13u-dev/pull/394
http://bugs.openjdk.org/browse/JDK-8283441
http://github.com/openjdk/jdk11u-dev/pull/1183
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.