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 Deployment.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2014-2428 is rated High Risk (65.7/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 5.03%, 91th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +3.41% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. 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 | 1.63% | 5.03% | +3.41% |
| 2 | 2026-05-19 | 1.93% | 1.63% | -0.30% |
| 3 | 2026-05-14 | — | 1.93% | — |
Full EPSS history (21 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.6 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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4.9 | 10.0 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
gentoo
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normal | CVE-2014-2428: 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-2014-2428 |
redhat
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high | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-2428 |
ubuntu
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medium | CVE-2014-2428 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-2014-2428 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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:-:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| 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://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.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuapr2014-1972952.html | Third Party Advisory Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66870 | 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 |