Oracle GraalVM for JDK Oracle GraalVM for JDK 21.0.1 Node denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Oracle GraalVM for JDK Oracle GraalVM for JDK 21.0.1. Affected is an unknown function of the component Node. Such manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2023-44487. The attack may be performed from remote. In addition, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Oracle GraalVM for JDK Oracle GraalVM for JDK 21.0.1 (Programming Tool Software). Affected by this issue is an unknown code block of the component Node. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability.

The weakness was presented 01/16/2024 as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - January 2024. The advisory is shared for download at oracle.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2023-44487. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1499.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as attacked. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 211529 (Oracle Linux 9 : grafana (ELSA-2024-9115)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. This issue was added on 10/10/2023 to the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog with a due date of 10/31/2023:

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (52426), Tenable (211529) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2024-1228). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Affected

Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Red Hat OpenStack
IBM MQ
Red Hat OpenShift

Productinfo

Type

Programming Tool Software

Vendor

Oracle

Name

GraalVM for JDK

Version

Oracle GraalVM for JDK 21.0.1

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.oracle.com

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

VulDB Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Temp Score: 7.2
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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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Access: Public
Status: Attacked
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Nessus ID: 211529
Nessus Name: Oracle Linux 9 : grafana (ELSA-2024-9115)

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: github.com
Patch: cgit.freebsd.org

Timelineinfo

09/29/2023 🔍
01/16/2024 +109 days 🔍
01/16/2024 +0 days 🔍
01/17/2024 +1 days 🔍
08/13/2026 +939 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

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

CVE: CVE-2023-44487 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-44487
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-251228
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2024-1228 - Red Hat OpenStack: Mehrere Schwachstellen

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 01/17/2024 09:10
Updated: 08/13/2026 20:29
Changes: 01/17/2024 09:10 (39), 02/09/2024 15:12 (4), 02/09/2024 15:18 (11), 04/29/2024 18:31 (26), 05/23/2024 18:34 (1), 06/28/2024 08:22 (1), 08/02/2024 04:06 (10), 09/09/2024 22:30 (2), 11/20/2024 10:05 (2), 04/12/2025 03:52 (2), 04/15/2025 00:30 (1), 07/27/2025 06:19 (7), 09/25/2025 05:45 (3), 08/13/2026 20:29 (10)
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