CVE-2020-2805
Public on 2020-04-14
Modified on 2020-05-14
Description
A flaw was found in the way the readObject() method of the MethodType class in the Libraries component of OpenJDK checked argument types. This flaw allows an untrusted Java application or applet to bypass Java sandbox restrictions.
Severity
Important
CVSS v3 Base Score
See breakdown
Affected Packages
| Platform | Package | Release Date | Advisory | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 1 | java-1.7.0-openjdk | 2020-05-08 | ALAS-2020-1365 | Fixed |
| Amazon Linux 2 - Core | java-1.7.0-openjdk | 2020-05-08 | ALAS2-2020-1424 | Fixed |
| Amazon Linux 1 | java-1.8.0-openjdk | 2023-08-21 | ALAS-2023-1809 | Fixed |
| Amazon Linux 2 - Core | java-1.8.0-openjdk | 2020-05-05 | ALAS2-2020-1421 | Fixed |
| Amazon Linux 2 - Core | java-11-amazon-corretto | 2020-04-14 | ALAS2-2020-1410 | Fixed |
CVSS Scores
| Score Type | Score | Vector | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux | CVSSv3 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | CVSSv2 | 5.1 | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| NVD | CVSSv3 | 8.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |