Oracle Java SE up to 21.0.1 Hotspot

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7.2$5k-$25k0.00

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Oracle Java SE up to 8u391/8u391-perf/11.0.21/17.0.9/21.0.1. This affects an unknown part of the component Hotspot. The manipulation leads to an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2024-20918. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Oracle Java SE up to 8u391/8u391-perf/11.0.21/17.0.9/21.0.1 (Programming Language Software) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component Hotspot. Impacted is confidentiality, and integrity.

The weakness was released 01/16/2024 as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - January 2024. It is possible to read the advisory at oracle.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-20918. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/20/2025). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product decreasing in the near future.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 208585 (CentOS 7 : java-1.8.0-ibm (RHSA-2024:1482)), 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 (208585) and EUVD (EUVD-2024-18633). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.2

VulDB Base Score: 7.4
VulDB Temp Score: 7.1
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CNA Base Score: 7.4
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Unknown
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 208585
Nessus Name: CentOS 7 : java-1.8.0-ibm (RHSA-2024:1482)

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

12/07/2023 🔍
01/16/2024 +40 days 🔍
01/16/2024 +0 days 🔍
01/17/2024 +1 days 🔍
06/20/2025 +520 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

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

CVE: CVE-2024-20918 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-20918
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-251231
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Entryinfo

Created: 01/17/2024 09:10
Updated: 06/20/2025 21:59
Changes: 01/17/2024 09:10 (39), 02/09/2024 15:48 (2), 02/09/2024 15:55 (11), 10/14/2024 22:31 (16), 06/20/2025 21:59 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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