CVE-2022-21449

Description

Vulnerability in the Oracle Java SE, Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition product of Oracle Java SE (component: Libraries). Supported versions that are affected are Oracle Java SE: 17.0.2 and 18; Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition: 21.3.1 and 22.0.0.2. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise Oracle Java SE, Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or all Oracle Java SE, Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition accessible data. 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 can also be exploited by using APIs in the specified Component, e.g., through a web service which supplies data to the APIs. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 7.5 (Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N).

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 3.1 •

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 33.38% Top 5%

Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory oracle.com

Affected: Oracle Corporation Java SE JDK and JRE

References

Link	Tags
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html	patch vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/04/28/2	third party advisory mailing list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/04/28/3	third party advisory mailing list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/04/28/4	mailing list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/04/28/5	third party advisory mailing list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/04/28/6	third party advisory mailing list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/04/28/7	third party advisory mailing list
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220429-0006/	third party advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/04/29/1	third party advisory mailing list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/04/30/1	third party advisory mailing list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/04/30/2	third party advisory mailing list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/04/30/4	third party advisory mailing list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/04/30/3	third party advisory mailing list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/05/01/1	third party advisory mailing list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/05/01/2	third party advisory mailing list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/05/02/1	third party advisory mailing list
https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5128	third party advisory vendor advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5131	third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2022-21449?: CVE-2022-21449 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2022-21449?: To fix CVE-2022-21449, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2022-21449 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2022-21449 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~33% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2022-21449?: CVE-2022-21449 affects Oracle Corporation Java SE JDK and JRE.