Oracle Middleware Common Libraries and Tools 12.2.1.4.0 Third Party denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Oracle Middleware Common Libraries and Tools 12.2.1.4.0. This affects an unknown part of the component Third Party. Executing a manipulation can lead to denial of service. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2023-5072. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Oracle Middleware Common Libraries and Tools 12.2.1.4.0 (Middleware) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality of the component Third Party. 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 weakness was released 01/16/2024 as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - January 2024. The advisory is shared for download at oracle.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2023-5072. 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 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). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Affected

  • SAP Software

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.4

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Remote: Yes

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

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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09/19/2023 🔍
01/16/2024 +119 days 🔍
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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-100-251176
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2025-1989 - SAP Patchday September 2025: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Entryinfo

Created: 01/17/2024 09:10
Updated: 09/20/2025 00:58
Changes: 01/17/2024 09:10 (39), 02/09/2024 08:18 (2), 08/24/2025 16:43 (17), 09/09/2025 18:44 (7), 09/20/2025 00:58 (20)
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