CVE-2020-2803: Canonical Ubuntu Linux

High severity, CVSS 8.3. EPSS: 6.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Vulnerability in the Java SE, Java SE Embedded product of Oracle Java SE (component: Libraries). Supported versions that are affected are Java SE: 7u251, 8u241, 11.0.6 and 14; Java SE Embedded: 8u241. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise Java SE, Java SE Embedded. Successful attacks require human interaction from a person other than the attacker and while the vulnerability is in Java SE, Java SE Embedded, attacks may significantly impact additional products. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Java SE, Java SE Embedded. Note: This vulnerability applies to Java deployments, typically in clients running sandboxed Java Web Start applications or sandboxed Java applets, that load and run untrusted code (e.g., code that comes from the internet) and rely on the Java sandbox for security. This vulnerability does not apply to Java deployments, typically in servers, that load and run only trusted code (e.g., code installed by an administrator). CVSS 3.0 Base Score 8.3 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H).

Affected products

  • Canonical Ubuntu Linux: version 16.04 only; version 18.04 only; version 19.10 only
  • Debian Debian Linux: version 8.0 only; version 9.0 only; version 10.0 only
  • Fedoraproject Fedora: version 30 only; version 31 only; version 32 only
  • Netapp 7-Mode Transition Tool: affected versions not specified
  • Netapp Active Iq Unified Manager: from 7.3; from 9.5
  • Netapp Cloud Backup: affected versions not specified
  • Netapp E-Series Performance Analyzer: affected versions not specified
  • Netapp E-Series Santricity OS Controller: from 11.0.0, up to and including 11.70.2
  • Netapp E-Series Santricity Web Services: affected versions not specified
  • Netapp Oncommand Insight: affected versions not specified
  • Netapp Oncommand Workflow Automation: affected versions not specified
  • Netapp Plug-In For Symantec Netbackup: affected versions not specified
  • Netapp Santricity Unified Manager: affected versions not specified
  • Netapp Snapmanager: affected versions not specified
  • Netapp Steelstore Cloud Integrated Storage: affected versions not specified
  • Netapp Storagegrid: from 9.0.0, up to and including 9.0.4; affected versions not specified
  • Opensuse Leap: version 15.1 only; version 15.2 only
  • Oracle JDK: version 1.7.0 only; version 1.8.0 only; version 11.0.6 only; version 14.0.0 only
  • Oracle JRE: version 1.7.0 only; version 1.8.0 only; version 11.0.6 only; version 14.0.0 only
  • Oracle Openjdk: from 11, up to and including 11.0.6; from 13, up to and including 13.0.2; version 7 only; version 8 only; version 14 only

Published 2020-04-15. Last modified 2026-06-17.