VDB-250947 · CVE-2023-5072 · Nessus 253225

Oracle GoldenGate up to 19.1.0.0.231017/21.12 denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Oracle GoldenGate up to 19.1.0.0.231017/21.12. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Oracle GoldenGate. Performing a manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2023-5072. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Oracle GoldenGate up to 19.1.0.0.231017/21.12. This affects an unknown code of the component Oracle GoldenGate. 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 disclosed 01/16/2024 as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - January 2024. It is possible to read the advisory at oracle.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2023-5072. 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 253225 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2023-5072), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (253225) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2025-1989). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Affected

SAP Software

Productinfo

Vendor

Oracle

Name

GoldenGate

Version

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.oracle.com

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CPE 2.2info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.2

VulDB Base Score: 3.7
VulDB Temp Score: 3.6
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CNA Base Score: 7.5
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Exploitinginfo

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

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Nessus ID: 253225
Nessus Name: Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2023-5072

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

09/19/2023 🔍
01/16/2024 +119 days 🔍
01/16/2024 +0 days 🔍
01/17/2024 +1 days 🔍
09/20/2025 +611 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - January 2024
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-5072 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-5072
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-250947
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2025-1989 - SAP Patchday September 2025: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Entryinfo

Created: 01/17/2024 09:08
Updated: 09/20/2025 00:11
Changes: 01/17/2024 09:08 (38), 02/06/2024 21:04 (2), 02/06/2024 21:11 (12), 08/24/2025 14:40 (17), 09/09/2025 15:13 (7), 09/20/2025 00:11 (12)
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