Oracle Essbase 21.2 cURL denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Oracle Essbase 21.2. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component cURL. The manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2020-8285. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Oracle Essbase 21.2. It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown part of the component cURL. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability.

The weakness was shared 07/20/2021 as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - July 2021. The advisory is shared for download at oracle.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2020-8285. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1499.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 236591 (Alibaba Cloud Linux 3 : 0078: curl (ALINUX3-SA-2021:0078)), 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 (236591). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.3

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 236591
Nessus Name: Alibaba Cloud Linux 3 : 0078: curl (ALINUX3-SA-2021:0078)

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Recommended: Upgrade
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01/28/2020 🔍
07/20/2021 +538 days 🔍
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07/21/2021 +1 days 🔍
05/20/2025 +1399 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - July 2021
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2020-8285 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-8285
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-178944

Entryinfo

Created: 07/21/2021 10:36
Updated: 05/20/2025 21:10
Changes: 07/21/2021 10:36 (39), 07/22/2021 17:07 (3), 07/22/2021 17:14 (16), 05/20/2025 21:10 (17)
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