CVE-2014-2421

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, integrity, and availability via unknown vectors related to 2D.

Published: 2014-04-15 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2014-2421 is rated High Risk (71.9/100): 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.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-2421

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 2026-06-24 7.22% 6.58% -0.64%
2 2026-06-15 6.33% 7.22% +0.89%
3 2026-05-19 — 6.33% —

Full EPSS history (27 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2014-2421

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-2014-2421

OS Trackers for CVE-2014-2421

vendor priority summary link
gentoo normal CVE-2014-2421: 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-2014-2421
redhat critical — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-2421
ubuntu medium CVE-2014-2421 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-2014-2421

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2014-2421

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-2014-2421

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://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://secunia.com/advisories/59058 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-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21672080 Third Party Advisory
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21676746 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/66881 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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