CVE-2014-2401

Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE 5.0u61, 6u71, 7u51, and 8; JavaFX 2.2.51; and Java SE Embedded 7u51 allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality via unknown vectors related to 2D.

Published: 2014-04-16 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2014-2401 is rated Moderate Risk (52.2/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.51%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +1.56% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-2401

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 1.96% 3.51% +1.56%
2 2026-05-13 2.27% 1.96% -0.31%
3 2025-12-28 2.27%

Full EPSS history (17 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2014-2401

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N 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:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2014-2401

OS Trackers for CVE-2014-2401

vendor priority summary link
gentoo normal CVE-2014-2401: 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-2014-2401
redhat medium https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-2401
ubuntu medium CVE-2014-2401 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): DNE 7, not-affected 7, released 2, ignored 1, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-2401

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2014-2401

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
oracle javafx 2.2.51 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:javafx:2.2.51:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
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-2014-2401

URL Tags
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://secunia.com/advisories/58974 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/59058 Third Party Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201502-12.xml Third Party Advisory
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21672080 Third Party Advisory
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21676746 Broken Link
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuapr2014-1972952.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66911 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:0413 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:0414 Third Party Advisory
https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21675973 Third Party Advisory
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