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title: "CVE-2020-2800\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2020-2800

Publication date 15 April 2020

Last updated 25 August 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**4.8 · Medium**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-2800?format=md#impact-score)

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## Description

Vulnerability in the Java SE, Java SE Embedded product of Oracle Java SE
(component: Lightweight HTTP Server). 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 of this vulnerability can result in
unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of Java SE, Java SE
Embedded accessible data as well as unauthorized read access to a subset of
Java SE, Java SE Embedded accessible data. Note: This vulnerability can
only be exploited by supplying data to APIs in the specified Component
without using Untrusted Java Web Start applications or Untrusted Java
applets, such as through a web service. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 4.8
(Confidentiality and Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector:
(CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N).

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| openjdk-14 | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release |
| 19.10 eoan | Ignored end of life |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| openjdk-7 | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release |
| 19.10 eoan | Not in release |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| openjdk-8 | 20.04 LTS focal | Not affected |
| 19.10 eoan | Fixed 8u252-b09-1~19.10 |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Fixed 8u252-b09-1~18.04 |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Fixed 8u252-b09-1~16.04 |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| openjdk-lts | 20.04 LTS focal | Fixed 11.0.7+10-2ubuntu1 |
| 19.10 eoan | Fixed 11.0.7+10-2ubuntu2~19.10 |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Fixed 11.0.7+10-2ubuntu2~18.04 |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

4.8 · Medium

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Network |
  | Attack complexity | High |
  | Privileges required | None |
  | User interaction | None |
  | Scope | Unchanged |
  | Confidentiality impact | Low |
  | Integrity impact | Low |
  | Availability impact | None |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 4.8 · Medium |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

**Vector:** CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-2800)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-2800)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2020-2800)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-2800)

### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

+ [USN-4337-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-4337-1)
+ OpenJDK vulnerabilities
+ 22 April 2020

### Other references

* <https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-2800>