Improper Neutralization of Null Byte or NUL Character Affecting openjdk-jre package, versions [1.8.0,1.8.0_372) [11.0.0,11.0.19) [17.0.0,17.0.7) [20.0.0,20.0.1)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-UPSTREAM-OPENJDKJRE-5457922
- published 24 Apr 2023
- disclosed 18 Apr 2023
- credit Unknown
Introduced: 18 Apr 2023
CVE-2023-21937 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade openjdk-jre to version 8.0.372, 11.0.19, 17.0.7, 20.0.1 or higher.
Overview
openjdk-jre is a free and open-source implementation of the Java Platform, Standard Edition (Java SE).
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Neutralization of Null Byte or NUL Character resulting in unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of Oracle Java SE, Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition accessible data.
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.