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 Libraries.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2014-0461 is rated High Risk (68.1/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 6.69%, 93th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.
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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 | 8.31% | 6.69% | -1.61% |
| 2 | 2026-05-18 | 9.70% | 8.31% | -1.39% |
| 3 | 2026-05-13 | — | 9.70% | — |
Full EPSS history (21 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.3 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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8.6 | 10.0 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
gentoo
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normal | CVE-2014-0461: 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-2014-0461 |
redhat
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critical | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-0461 |
ubuntu
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medium | CVE-2014-0461 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-2014-0461 |
| 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 | 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 | 1.6.0 | 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |