CVE-2020-2802
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedVulnerability in the Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition product of Oracle GraalVM (component: GraalVM Compiler). Supported versions that are affected are 19.3.1 and 20.0.0. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition. While the vulnerability is in Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition, attacks may significantly impact additional products. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 7.7 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H).
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceVulnerability in the GraalVM Compiler component of Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition (versions 19.3.1 and 20.0.0) allows a low-privileged attacker with network access to cause a denial of service through a hang or repeatable crash of the GraalVM instance. The CVSS scope change indicates attacks may impact additional products beyond the compiler component.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 19.3.1= 20.0.0CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify GraalVM installation and versionRun 'java -version' or 'gu --version' to determine if GraalVM is installed and note the version number displayedAffected if The version shown is exactly 19.3.1 or 20.0.0
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Verify the GraalVM editionConfirm the installation is Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition rather than Community Edition, as this CVE applies only to the Enterprise editionAffected if The installed product is Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition versions 19.3.1 or 20.0.0
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Determine if the compiler component is in useCheck if the system uses the GraalVM compiler for operations such as native-image compilation, Truffle language execution, or polyglot runtime featuresAffected if The GraalVM compiler component is actively being used with an affected version
You are affected if Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition version 19.3.1 or 20.0.0 is installed and the GraalVM compiler component is in use.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply Oracle's available security patches for GraalVM Enterprise Edition to address this vulnerability. Until patched, limit network access to GraalVM instances and minimize the attack surface.
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- Review / QA2.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2020-2802 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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