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CVE-2020-2803

23
FAUCET Score

CVE-2020-2803 is a critical vulnerability in Oracle Java SE and Java SE Embedded, specifically affecting versions 7u251, 8u241, 11.0.6, and 14. This flaw allows an unauthenticated attacker with network access to compromise affected Java deployments that run untrusted code, such as sandboxed Java Web Start applications or applets. With a CVSS v3.0 score of 8.3 (High), successful exploitation, though difficult and requiring user interaction, can lead to complete takeover of the vulnerable Java instance, impacting confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no public exploit code available, nor is there evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(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:update_251:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

8.3HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.6
Impact Score
6.0
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
6.23%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
92.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0623 is in the 60th percentile among its peer group of 1,572 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.4 Bluesky, 0.2 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.6 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (15)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.0 Update Services for SAP SolutionsFixed in: java-11-openjdk-1:11.0.7.10-1.el8_0
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: java-1.8.0-openjdk-1:1.8.0.252.b09-2.el6_10
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: java-1.7.0-openjdk-1:1.7.0.261-2.6.22.1.el6_10
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 SupplementaryFixed in: java-1.7.1-ibm-1:1.7.1.4.65-1jpp.1.el6_10
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 SupplementaryFixed in: java-1.8.0-ibm-1:1.8.0.6.10-1jpp.1.el6_10
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: java-1.7.0-openjdk-1:1.7.0.261-2.6.22.2.el7_8
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: java-11-openjdk-1:11.0.7.10-4.el7_8
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: java-1.8.0-openjdk-1:1.8.0.252.b09-2.el7_8
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 SupplementaryFixed in: java-1.8.0-ibm-1:1.8.0.6.10-1jpp.1.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 SupplementaryFixed in: java-1.7.1-ibm-1:1.7.1.4.65-1jpp.1.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Fixed in: java-11-openjdk-1:11.0.7.10-1.el8_1
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Fixed in: java-1.8.0-openjdk-1:1.8.0.252.b09-2.el8_1
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Fixed in: java-1.8.0-ibm-1:1.8.0.6.10-1.el8_2
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.0 Update Services for SAP SolutionsFixed in: java-1.8.0-openjdk-1:1.8.0.252.b09-2.el8_0
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oraclevendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
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Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2020-2803Important

OpenJDK: Incorrect bounds checks in NIO Buffers (Libraries, 8234841)

Apr 14, 2020

References

lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2020-06/msg00000.html
Third Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2020-06/msg00023.html
Third Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2020-06/msg00048.html
Third Party Advisory
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2020/04/msg00024.html
Third Party Advisory
lists.fedoraproject.org / archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CKAV6KFFAEANXAN73AFTGU7Z6YNRWCXQ
lists.fedoraproject.org / archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/L7VHC4EW36KZEIDQ56RPCWBZCQELFFKN
lists.fedoraproject.org / archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NYHHHZRHXCBGRHGE5UP7UEB4IZ2QX536
security.gentoo.org / glsa/202006-22
Third Party Advisory
security.gentoo.org / glsa/202209-15
Third Party Advisory
security.netapp.com / advisory/ntap-20200416-0004
Third Party Advisory
usn.ubuntu.com / 4337-1
Third Party Advisory
debian.org / security/2020/dsa-4662
Third Party Advisory
debian.org / security/2020/dsa-4668
Third Party Advisory
oracle.com / security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html
Vendor Advisory