CVE-2014-6468 Other in n/a
Medium 6.8
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2014-6468 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2014-6468 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Oracle Jdk, published on 15 Oct 2014. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-6468 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Oracle Jdk. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-6468/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-6468/index.md)
Local attackers can compromise confidentiality, integrity, and availability in Oracle Java SE via unspecified Hotspot vectors.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2014-6468?
CVE-2014-6468 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Oracle Jdk, published on 15 Oct 2014. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE 8u20 allows local users to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via unknown vectors related to Hotspot.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-6468?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Oracle Jdk, Oracle Jre.
How do I fix CVE-2014-6468?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2014-6468 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-6468 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Oracle Jdk
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fx6v-47q8-469f.