Vulnerability record · CVE-2021-2432 · published 21 July 2021
CVE-2021-2432: Oracle jdk vulnerability
Oracle · Jdk
Vulnerability in the Java SE product of Oracle Java SE (component: JNDI). The supported version that is affected is Java SE: 7u301. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise Java SE. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a partial denial of service (partial DOS) of Java SE. 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 3.7 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L).
Description
Vulnerability in the Java SE product of Oracle Java SE (component: JNDI). The supported version that is affected is Java SE: 7u301. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise Java SE. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a partial denial of service (partial DOS) of Java SE. 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 3.7 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L).
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Affected products
2 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.
References
| Link | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10366 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202209-05 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210723-0002/ | Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2021.html | Vendor Advisory |
| https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html | PatchVendor Advisory |
| https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10366 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202209-05 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210723-0002/ | Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2021.html | Vendor Advisory |
| https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html | PatchVendor Advisory |
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Related vulnerabilities
Same products first, then exploited flaws of the same weakness class.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2021-2432), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-10-07). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.
