Oracle JD Edwards World Security A9.4 World Software Security denial of service
| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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Summary
A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Oracle JD Edwards World Security A9.4. This affects an unknown function of the component World Software Security. The manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2020-1971. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.
Details
A vulnerability was found in Oracle JD Edwards World Security A9.4. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown code of the component World Software Security. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability.
The weakness was published 04/21/2021 as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - April 2021. It is possible to read the advisory at oracle.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2020-1971. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1499 according to MITRE ATT&CK.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 211827 (Oracle Linux 9 : edk2 (ELSA-2024-12842)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (211827). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.
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Website
- Vendor: https://www.oracle.com
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.4VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.3
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VulDB Temp Score: 7.2
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Exploiting
Class: Denial of serviceCWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 211827
Nessus Name: Oracle Linux 9 : edk2 (ELSA-2024-12842)
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
12/03/2019 🔍04/21/2021 🔍
04/21/2021 🔍
04/23/2021 🔍
05/30/2026 🔍
Sources
Vendor: oracle.comAdvisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - April 2021
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2020-1971 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-1971
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-173555
Entry
Created: 04/23/2021 06:39Updated: 05/30/2026 19:15
Changes: 04/23/2021 06:39 (39), 04/26/2021 08:13 (6), 04/26/2021 08:14 (18), 06/22/2024 05:26 (16), 11/26/2024 11:12 (2), 05/30/2026 19:15 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103
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