CVE-2022-21251 Denial of service in Installed Base

High 7.5 Published 19 Jan 2022 Updated 24 Sep 2024

Unauthenticated attackers can cause a complete denial of service in Oracle Installed Base via network access.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2022-21251?

CVE-2022-21251 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Oracle Corporation Installed Base, published on 19 Jan 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Vulnerability in the Oracle Installed Base product of Oracle E-Business Suite (component: Instance Main). Supported versions that are affected are 12.2.3-12.2.11. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Installed Base. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of Oracle Installed Base. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 7.5 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H).

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-21251?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Oracle Installed Base.

How do I fix CVE-2022-21251?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-21251 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2022-21251 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-21251 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-m3q7-jvp5-mr96.