CVE-2014-0455

Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE 7u51 and 8, and Java SE Embedded 7u51, allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via unknown vectors related to Libraries, a different vulnerability than CVE-2014-0432 and CVE-2014-2402.

Published: 2014-04-15 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2014-0455 is rated High Risk (71.8/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 6.16%, 93th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +2.21% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-0455

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 3.95% 6.16% +2.21%
2 2026-05-18 4.66% 3.95% -0.71%
3 2026-05-13 4.66%

Full EPSS history (23 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2014-0455

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.3 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
8.6 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2014-0455

OS Trackers for CVE-2014-0455

vendor priority summary link
gentoo normal CVE-2014-0455: 1 GLSA(s) (201502-12), 3 atom(s) (app-emulation/emul-linux-x86-java, dev-java/oracle-jdk-bin, dev-java/oracle-jre-bin); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2014-0455
redhat critical https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-0455
ubuntu medium CVE-2014-0455 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (openjdk-7), 6 status rows across 6 suites (lucid, precise, quantal, saucy, trusty, upstream): released 5, DNE 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-0455

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2014-0455

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
canonical ubuntu_linux 12.10 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 13.10 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:13.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 14.04 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*
oracle jdk 1.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.7.0:update51:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jdk 1.8.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.8.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jre 1.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.7.0:update51:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jre 1.8.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.8.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm forms_viewer >= 4.0.0, < 4.0.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:forms_viewer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm forms_viewer >= 8.0.0, < 8.0.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:forms_viewer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2014-0455

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