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CVE-2014-2490 json

Unspecified vulnerability in the Java SE component in Oracle Java SE 7u60 and SE 8u5 allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality, int…

published 12y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2014-2526

cvss
9.3
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
6.1%
EPSS 6.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 93%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Unspecified vulnerability in the Java SE component in Oracle Java SE 7u60 and SE 8u5 allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via unknown vectors related to Hotspot.

Patch / fix

  • openjdk-6 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 6b32-1.13.4-4ubuntu0.14.04.1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2014-2490

Ubuntu security data © Canonical Ltd., from https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

  • java-1.7.0-oracle RHEL 5 EXTRAS_ORACLE_JAVA 1:1.7.0.65-1jpp.2.el5_10
  • java-1.7.0-oracle RHEL 6 EXTRAS_ORACLE_JAVA 1:1.7.0.65-1jpp.1.el6_5
  • java-1.7.0-oracle RHEL 7 EXTRAS_ORACLE_JAVA 1:1.7.0.65-1jpp.1.el7
  • java-1.7.0-oracle-src RHEL 5 EXTRAS_ORACLE_JAVA 1:1.7.0.65-1jpp.2.el5_10
  • java-1.7.0-oracle-src RHEL 6 EXTRAS_ORACLE_JAVA 1:1.7.0.65-1jpp.1.el6_5
  • java-1.7.0-oracle-src RHEL 7 EXTRAS_ORACLE_JAVA 1:1.7.0.65-1jpp.1.el7
  • java-1.7.0-oracle-jdbc RHEL 5 EXTRAS_ORACLE_JAVA 1:1.7.0.65-1jpp.2.el5_10
  • java-1.7.0-oracle-jdbc RHEL 6 EXTRAS_ORACLE_JAVA 1:1.7.0.65-1jpp.1.el6_5

red hat advisories RHSA-2014:0902RHSA-2014:0890RHSA-2014:0889RHSA-2014:0907

  • java-1_7_0-openjdk openSUSE Tumbleweed 1.7.0.121-1.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10534-1

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red hat product security vex CVE-2014-2490 updated cvss 6.8

OpenJDK: Event logger format string vulnerability (Hotspot, 8037076)

  • Red Hat Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) java-1.7.0-oracle 1.7.0.65-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.7.0-oracle-src 1.7.0.65-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.7.0-oracle-jdbc 1.7.0.65-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.7.0-oracle-javafx 1.7.0.65-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.7.0-oracle-plugin 1.7.0.65-1jpp.1.el7 Red Hat Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Compute Node (v. 7) java-1.7.0-oracle 1.7.0.65-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.7.0-oracle-src 1.7.0.65-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.7.0-oracle-javafx 1.7.0.65-1jpp.1.el7 Red Hat Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5 java-1.7.0-oracle 1.7.0.65-1jpp.2.el5_10, java-1.7.0-oracle-src 1.7.0.65-1jpp.2.el5_10, java-1.7.0-oracle-jdbc 1.7.0.65-1jpp.2.el5_10, java-1.7.0-oracle-javafx 1.7.0.65-1jpp.2.el5_10, java-1.7.0-oracle-plugin 1.7.0.65-1jpp.2.el5_10 Red Hat Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6 java-1.7.0-oracle 1.7.0.65-1jpp.1.el6_5, java-1.7.0-oracle-src 1.7.0.65-1jpp.1.el6_5, java-1.7.0-oracle-jdbc 1.7.0.65-1jpp.1.el6_5, java-1.7.0-oracle-javafx 1.7.0.65-1jpp.1.el6_5, java-1.7.0-oracle-plugin 1.7.0.65-1jpp.1.el6_5 Red Hat Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node 6 java-1.7.0-oracle 1.7.0.65-1jpp.1.el6_5, java-1.7.0-oracle-src 1.7.0.65-1jpp.1.el6_5, java-1.7.0-oracle-javafx 1.7.0.65-1jpp.1.el6_5 Red Hat Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) java-1.7.0-oracle 1.7.0.65-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.7.0-oracle-src 1.7.0.65-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.7.0-oracle-jdbc 1.7.0.65-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.7.0-oracle-javafx 1.7.0.65-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.7.0-oracle-plugin 1.7.0.65-1jpp.1.el7
    +4 more products
    Red Hat Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 java-1.7.0-oracle 1.7.0.65-1jpp.2.el5_10, java-1.7.0-oracle-src 1.7.0.65-1jpp.2.el5_10, java-1.7.0-oracle-jdbc 1.7.0.65-1jpp.2.el5_10, java-1.7.0-oracle-javafx 1.7.0.65-1jpp.2.el5_10, java-1.7.0-oracle-plugin 1.7.0.65-1jpp.2.el5_10 Red Hat Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6 java-1.7.0-oracle 1.7.0.65-1jpp.1.el6_5, java-1.7.0-oracle-src 1.7.0.65-1jpp.1.el6_5, java-1.7.0-oracle-jdbc 1.7.0.65-1jpp.1.el6_5, java-1.7.0-oracle-javafx 1.7.0.65-1jpp.1.el6_5, java-1.7.0-oracle-plugin 1.7.0.65-1jpp.1.el6_5 Red Hat Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) java-1.7.0-oracle 1.7.0.65-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.7.0-oracle-src 1.7.0.65-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.7.0-oracle-jdbc 1.7.0.65-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.7.0-oracle-javafx 1.7.0.65-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.7.0-oracle-plugin 1.7.0.65-1jpp.1.el7 Red Hat Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6 java-1.7.0-oracle 1.7.0.65-1jpp.1.el6_5, java-1.7.0-oracle-src 1.7.0.65-1jpp.1.el6_5, java-1.7.0-oracle-jdbc 1.7.0.65-1jpp.1.el6_5, java-1.7.0-oracle-javafx 1.7.0.65-1jpp.1.el6_5, java-1.7.0-oracle-plugin 1.7.0.65-1jpp.1.el6_5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0902
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) java-1.6.0-openjdk 1.6.0.0-6.1.13.4.el5_10, java-1.7.0-openjdk 1.7.0.65-2.5.1.2.el5_10, java-1.6.0-openjdk-src 1.6.0.0-6.1.13.4.el5_10, java-1.7.0-openjdk-src 1.7.0.65-2.5.1.2.el5_10, java-1.6.0-openjdk-demo 1.6.0.0-6.1.13.4.el5_10, java-1.7.0-openjdk-demo 1.7.0.65-2.5.1.2.el5_10, +2 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) java-1.6.0-openjdk 1.6.0.0-6.1.13.4.el7_0, java-1.7.0-openjdk 1.7.0.65-2.5.1.2.el7_0, java-1.7.0-openjdk-headless 1.7.0.65-2.5.1.2.el7_0 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) java-1.6.0-openjdk-src 1.6.0.0-6.1.13.4.el7_0, java-1.7.0-openjdk-src 1.7.0.65-2.5.1.2.el7_0, java-1.6.0-openjdk-demo 1.6.0.0-6.1.13.4.el7_0, java-1.7.0-openjdk-demo 1.7.0.65-2.5.1.2.el7_0, java-1.6.0-openjdk-javadoc 1.6.0.0-6.1.13.4.el7_0, java-1.7.0-openjdk-javadoc 1.7.0.65-2.5.1.2.el7_0, +1 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) java-1.6.0-openjdk 1.6.0.0-6.1.13.4.el7_0, java-1.7.0-openjdk 1.7.0.65-2.5.1.2.el7_0, java-1.7.0-openjdk-headless 1.7.0.65-2.5.1.2.el7_0 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) java-1.6.0-openjdk-src 1.6.0.0-6.1.13.4.el7_0, java-1.7.0-openjdk-src 1.7.0.65-2.5.1.2.el7_0, java-1.6.0-openjdk-demo 1.6.0.0-6.1.13.4.el7_0, java-1.7.0-openjdk-demo 1.7.0.65-2.5.1.2.el7_0, java-1.6.0-openjdk-javadoc 1.6.0.0-6.1.13.4.el7_0, java-1.7.0-openjdk-javadoc 1.7.0.65-2.5.1.2.el7_0, +1 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) java-1.6.0-openjdk 1.6.0.0-6.1.13.4.el5_10, java-1.7.0-openjdk 1.7.0.65-2.5.1.2.el5_10, java-1.6.0-openjdk-src 1.6.0.0-6.1.13.4.el5_10, java-1.7.0-openjdk-src 1.7.0.65-2.5.1.2.el5_10, java-1.6.0-openjdk-demo 1.6.0.0-6.1.13.4.el5_10, java-1.7.0-openjdk-demo 1.7.0.65-2.5.1.2.el5_10, +2 more
    +12 more products
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) java-1.6.0-openjdk 1.6.0.0-6.1.13.4.el6_5, java-1.7.0-openjdk 1.7.0.65-2.5.1.2.el6_5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) java-1.6.0-openjdk 1.6.0.0-6.1.13.4.el6_5, java-1.7.0-openjdk 1.7.0.65-2.5.1.2.el6_5, java-1.6.0-openjdk-src 1.6.0.0-6.1.13.4.el6_5, java-1.7.0-openjdk-src 1.7.0.65-2.5.1.2.el6_5, java-1.6.0-openjdk-demo 1.6.0.0-6.1.13.4.el6_5, java-1.7.0-openjdk-demo 1.7.0.65-2.5.1.2.el6_5, +2 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) java-1.6.0-openjdk 1.6.0.0-6.1.13.4.el6_5, java-1.7.0-openjdk 1.7.0.65-2.5.1.2.el6_5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) java-1.6.0-openjdk 1.6.0.0-6.1.13.4.el6_5, java-1.7.0-openjdk 1.7.0.65-2.5.1.2.el6_5, java-1.6.0-openjdk-src 1.6.0.0-6.1.13.4.el6_5, java-1.7.0-openjdk-src 1.7.0.65-2.5.1.2.el6_5, java-1.6.0-openjdk-demo 1.6.0.0-6.1.13.4.el6_5, java-1.7.0-openjdk-demo 1.7.0.65-2.5.1.2.el6_5, +2 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) java-1.6.0-openjdk 1.6.0.0-6.1.13.4.el6_5, java-1.7.0-openjdk 1.7.0.65-2.5.1.2.el6_5, java-1.6.0-openjdk-javadoc 1.6.0.0-6.1.13.4.el6_5, java-1.7.0-openjdk-javadoc 1.7.0.65-2.5.1.2.el6_5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) java-1.6.0-openjdk 1.6.0.0-6.1.13.4.el7_0, java-1.7.0-openjdk 1.7.0.65-2.5.1.2.el7_0, java-1.7.0-openjdk-headless 1.7.0.65-2.5.1.2.el7_0 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) java-1.6.0-openjdk 1.6.0.0-6.1.13.4.el6_5, java-1.7.0-openjdk 1.7.0.65-2.5.1.2.el6_5, java-1.6.0-openjdk-src 1.6.0.0-6.1.13.4.el6_5, java-1.7.0-openjdk-src 1.7.0.65-2.5.1.2.el6_5, java-1.6.0-openjdk-demo 1.6.0.0-6.1.13.4.el6_5, java-1.7.0-openjdk-demo 1.7.0.65-2.5.1.2.el6_5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) java-1.6.0-openjdk-src 1.6.0.0-6.1.13.4.el7_0, java-1.7.0-openjdk-src 1.7.0.65-2.5.1.2.el7_0, java-1.6.0-openjdk-demo 1.6.0.0-6.1.13.4.el7_0, java-1.7.0-openjdk-demo 1.7.0.65-2.5.1.2.el7_0, java-1.6.0-openjdk-javadoc 1.6.0.0-6.1.13.4.el7_0, java-1.7.0-openjdk-javadoc 1.7.0.65-2.5.1.2.el7_0, +1 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) java-1.6.0-openjdk 1.6.0.0-6.1.13.4.el6_5, java-1.7.0-openjdk 1.7.0.65-2.5.1.2.el6_5, java-1.6.0-openjdk-javadoc 1.6.0.0-6.1.13.4.el6_5, java-1.7.0-openjdk-javadoc 1.7.0.65-2.5.1.2.el6_5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) java-1.6.0-openjdk 1.6.0.0-6.1.13.4.el7_0, java-1.7.0-openjdk 1.7.0.65-2.5.1.2.el7_0, java-1.7.0-openjdk-headless 1.7.0.65-2.5.1.2.el7_0 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) java-1.6.0-openjdk 1.6.0.0-6.1.13.4.el6_5, java-1.7.0-openjdk 1.7.0.65-2.5.1.2.el6_5, java-1.6.0-openjdk-src 1.6.0.0-6.1.13.4.el6_5, java-1.7.0-openjdk-src 1.7.0.65-2.5.1.2.el6_5, java-1.6.0-openjdk-demo 1.6.0.0-6.1.13.4.el6_5, java-1.7.0-openjdk-demo 1.7.0.65-2.5.1.2.el6_5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) java-1.6.0-openjdk-src 1.6.0.0-6.1.13.4.el7_0, java-1.7.0-openjdk-src 1.7.0.65-2.5.1.2.el7_0, java-1.6.0-openjdk-demo 1.6.0.0-6.1.13.4.el7_0, java-1.7.0-openjdk-demo 1.7.0.65-2.5.1.2.el7_0, java-1.6.0-openjdk-javadoc 1.6.0.0-6.1.13.4.el7_0, java-1.7.0-openjdk-javadoc 1.7.0.65-2.5.1.2.el7_0, +1 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0907
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 java-1.6.0-sun, java-1.6.0-sun-src, java-1.6.0-sun-demo, java-1.6.0-sun-jdbc, java-1.6.0-sun-javafx, java-1.6.0-sun-plugin Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 java-1.6.0-sun, java-1.6.0-sun-src, java-1.6.0-sun-demo, java-1.6.0-sun-jdbc, java-1.6.0-sun-plugin Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 java-1.6.0-sun, java-1.6.0-sun-src, java-1.6.0-sun-demo, java-1.6.0-sun-jdbc, java-1.6.0-sun-javafx, java-1.6.0-sun-plugin
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

6.12% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 9.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

References

Sources

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