VDB-190909 · CVE-2021-3177 · Nessus 236633

Oracle Enterprise Manager Ops Center 12.4.0.0 Networking buffer overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Oracle Enterprise Manager Ops Center 12.4.0.0. It has been classified as very critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Networking. This manipulation causes an unknown weakness. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2021-3177. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as very critical was found in Oracle Enterprise Manager Ops Center 12.4.0.0 (Software Management Software). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component Networking. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-120. The product copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer, leading to a buffer overflow. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was shared 01/19/2021 as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - January 2022. The advisory is shared at oracle.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2021-3177. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 12/18/2025).

We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $100k and more. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 236633 (Alibaba Cloud Linux 3 : 0112: python27:2.7 (ALINUX3-SA-2022:0112)), 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 (236633). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Productinfo

Type

Software Management Software

Vendor

Oracle

Name

Enterprise Manager Ops Center

Version

12.4.0.0

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.oracle.com

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.6

VulDB Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Temp Score: 9.4
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NVD Base Score: 9.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Buffer overflow
CWE: CWE-120 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 236633
Nessus Name: Alibaba Cloud Linux 3 : 0112: python27:2.7 (ALINUX3-SA-2022:0112)

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: github.com

Timelineinfo

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12/18/2025 +1429 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - January 2022
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2021-3177 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-3177
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-190909

Entryinfo

Created: 01/19/2022 15:47
Updated: 12/18/2025 16:32
Changes: 01/19/2022 15:47 (39), 01/22/2022 16:54 (4), 01/22/2022 17:01 (18), 05/19/2025 19:40 (16), 12/18/2025 16:32 (1)
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