CVE-2014-0456

Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE 6u71, 7u51, and 8, and Java SE Embedded 7u51, allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via unknown vectors related to Hotspot.

Published: 2014-04-16 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2014-0456 is rated High Risk (72.9/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 6.58%, 93th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-0456

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 6.24% 6.58% +0.34%
2 2026-06-09 6.33% 6.24% -0.09%
3 2026-05-18 — 6.33% —

Full EPSS history (25 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2014-0456

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
10.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/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:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
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.
 10.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2014-0456

OS Trackers for CVE-2014-0456

vendor priority summary link
gentoo normal CVE-2014-0456: 2 GLSA(s) (201406-32, 201502-12), 4 atom(s) (app-emulation/emul-linux-x86-java, dev-java/icedtea-bin, dev-java/oracle-jdk-bin, dev-java/oracle-jre-bin); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2014-0456
redhat critical — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-0456
ubuntu medium CVE-2014-0456 medium priority: Ubuntu including 3 source packages (openjdk-6, openjdk-6b18, openjdk-7), 18 status rows across 6 suites (lucid, precise, quantal, saucy, trusty, upstream): released 10, DNE 6, ignored 1, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-0456

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2014-0456

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
canonical ubuntu_linux 10.04 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 12.04 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
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 jrockit r27.8.1 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jrockit:r27.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jrockit r28.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jrockit:r28.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos_space < 15.1 cpe:2.3:a:juniper:junos_space:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jdk 1.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.5.0:update61:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jdk 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.6.0:update71:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 1.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.5.0:update61:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jre 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.6.0:update71:*:*:*:*:*:*
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:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 6.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 7.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 8.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux: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-2014-0456

URL Tags
http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10698 Third Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=140852886808946&w=2 Issue Tracking Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=140852974709252&w=2 Issue Tracking Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0675.html Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0685.html Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/58415 Third Party Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201406-32.xml Third Party Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201502-12.xml Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2912 Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuapr2014-1972952.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66877 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2187-1 Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2191-1 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:0413 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:0414 Third Party Advisory
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