Amazon Corretto Java 8.x < 8.292.10.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities

medium Nessus Plugin ID 159415

Synopsis

Amazon Corretto is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

Description

The version of Amazon Corretto installed on the remote host is prior to 8 < 8.292.10.1. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the corretto-8-2021-Apr-20 advisory.

- core-libs/java.io (CVE-2021-2161)

- security-libs/java.security (CVE-2021-2163)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update to Amazon Corretto Java 8.292.10.1 or later

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?d3277bd2

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 159415

File Name: amazon_corretto_8_292_10_1.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Agent: windows, macosx, unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 4/1/2022

Updated: 11/3/2023

Configuration: Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-2161

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.9

Temporal Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:F/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:amazon:corretto

Required KB Items: installed_sw/Java

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/20/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/20/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-2161, CVE-2021-2163

IAVA: 2021-A-0195