What is CVE-2020-14642?

CVE-2020-14642 is a high-severity vulnerability in Oracle Coherence, classified under Improper Resource Shutdown or Release. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-07-15.

How severe is CVE-2020-14642?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Oracle Coherence

CVE-2020-14642

Vulnerability in the Oracle Coherence product of Oracle Fusion Middleware (component: CacheStore). Supported versions that are affected are 3.7.1.0, 12.1.3.0.0, 12.2.1.3.0, 12.2.1.4.0 and 14.1.1.0.0. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Coherence. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of Oracle Coherence. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 7.5 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H).

EPSS: 0.016 (72.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Oracle Coherence — versions 3.7.1.0, 12.1.3.0.0, 12.2.1.3.0
Oracle Corporation Coherence — versions 3.7.1.0, 12.1.3.0.0, 12.2.1.3.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-404 — Improper Resource Shutdown or Release

References

secalert_us@oracle.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-14642?: CVE-2020-14642 is a high-severity vulnerability in Oracle Coherence, classified under Improper Resource Shutdown or Release. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-07-15.
How severe is CVE-2020-14642?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.