CVE-2020-2756 is a low-severity vulnerability in the Serialization component of Oracle Java SE and Java SE Embedded, affecting versions 7u251, 8u241, 11.0.6, and 14. This vulnerability allows an unauthenticated attacker with network access to cause a partial denial of service (DoS) in affected Java deployments. While difficult to exploit, it can be triggered via multiple protocols, including through sandboxed Java Web Start applications, applets, or by supplying data to APIs. The CVSS 3.0 Base Score is 3.7 (Low), indicating a low impact on availability with no confidentiality or integrity impacts. The attack complexity is high, and no user interaction is required. Despite its age, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage, suggesting a low current threat level.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.7.0:update251:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.8.0:update241:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11.0.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:11.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
14.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:14.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.7.0:update251:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
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