Oracle Java SE 11.0.13/17.01 ImageIO denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Oracle Java SE 11.0.13/17.01. It has been classified as critical. This impacts an unknown function of the component ImageIO. This manipulation causes denial of service. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2022-21366. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Oracle Java SE 11.0.13/17.01 (Programming Language Software). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component ImageIO. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

Vulnerability in the Oracle Java SE, Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition product of Oracle Java SE (component: ImageIO). Supported versions that are affected are Oracle Java SE: 11.0.13, 17.0.1; Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition: 20.3.4 and 21.3.0. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise Oracle Java SE, Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a partial denial of service (partial DOS) of Oracle Java SE, Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition. Note: This vulnerability applies to Java deployments, typically in clients running sandboxed Java Web Start applications or sandboxed Java applets, that load and run untrusted code (e.g., code that comes from the internet) and rely on the Java sandbox for security. This vulnerability can also be exploited by using APIs in the specified Component, e.g., through a web service which supplies data to the APIs. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 5.3 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L).

The weakness was published 01/19/2021 as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - January 2022. It is possible to read the advisory at oracle.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2022-21366. 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 236622 (Alibaba Cloud Linux 3 : 0026: java-11-openjdk (ALINUX3-SA-2022:0026)), 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 (236622). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 236622
Nessus Name: Alibaba Cloud Linux 3 : 0026: java-11-openjdk (ALINUX3-SA-2022:0026)

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - January 2022
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2022-21366 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-21366
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-191035

Entryinfo

Created: 01/19/2022 15:48
Updated: 05/28/2026 11:45
Changes: 01/19/2022 15:48 (41), 01/24/2022 06:45 (3), 01/24/2022 06:55 (11), 05/20/2025 00:34 (16), 05/28/2026 11:45 (9)
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