# CVE-2018-2912: Null dereference in GoldenGate

> Unauthenticated attackers can cause a complete denial of service in Oracle GoldenGate via network access.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 17 Oct 2018
- **Updated:** 2 Oct 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-vgpc-pfpm-223h

## What is CVE-2018-2912?

CVE-2018-2912 is a high-severity vulnerability in Oracle Corporation GoldenGate, published on 17 Oct 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Vulnerability in the Oracle GoldenGate component of Oracle GoldenGate (subcomponent: Manager). Supported versions that are affected are 12.1.2.1.0, 12.2.0.2.0 and 12.3.0.1.0. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via TCP to compromise Oracle GoldenGate. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of Oracle GoldenGate. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 7.5 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H).

Weakness: CWE-476 (NULL Pointer Dereference)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-2912?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Oracle Goldengate.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-2912?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-2912 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-2912 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-2912 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Oracle Corporation GoldenGate

- [CVE-2018-2913](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-2913/): Memory corruption in GoldenGate (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2016-0451](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-0451/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2016-0452](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-0452/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2020-14705](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-14705/): Auth bypass in GoldenGate (critical 9.6)
- [CVE-2026-60157](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-60157/): Auth bypass in Oracle GoldenGate (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-2912 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-2912 is a high-severity vulnerability in Oracle Corporation GoldenGate, published on 17 Oct 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-2912 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Oracle Corporation GoldenGate. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-2912/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-2912/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-2912
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-2912
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-2912

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