CVE-2024-21174 Denial of service in Database - Enterprise Edition

Low 3.1 Published 16 Jul 2024 Updated 3 Dec 2024

A low-privileged attacker can cause a partial denial of service in the Java VM component of Oracle Database Server via network access.

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

What is CVE-2024-21174?

CVE-2024-21174 is a low-severity denial of service vulnerability in Oracle Database Server, published on 16 Jul 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Vulnerability in the Java VM component of Oracle Database Server. Supported versions that are affected are 19.3-19.23, 21.3-21.14 and 23.4. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows low privileged attacker having Create Session, Create Procedure privilege with network access via Oracle Net to compromise Java VM. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a partial denial of service (partial DOS) of Java VM. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 3.1 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L).

Weakness: CWE-770

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-21174?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Oracle Database Server.

How do I fix CVE-2024-21174?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-21174 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-2024-21174 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-21174 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-35m7-cqfx-w4jw.