Oracle Java SE Hotspot acceptance of extraneous untrusted data with trusted data

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Oracle Java SE. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Hotspot. Such manipulation leads to Remote Code Execution. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2024-21094. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Oracle Java SE (the affected version unknown). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the component Hotspot. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a remote code execution vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-349. The product, when processing trusted data, accepts any untrusted data that is also included with the trusted data, treating the untrusted data as if it were trusted. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Vulnerability in the Oracle Java SE, Oracle GraalVM for JDK, Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition product of Oracle Java SE (component: Hotspot). Supported versions that are affected are Oracle Java SE: 8u401, 8u401-perf, 11.0.22, 17.0.10, 21.0.2, 22; Oracle GraalVM for JDK: 17.0.10, 21.0.2, 22; Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition: 20.3.13 and 21.3.9. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise Oracle Java SE, Oracle GraalVM for JDK, Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of Oracle Java SE, Oracle GraalVM for JDK, Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition accessible data. Note: This vulnerability can be exploited by using APIs in the specified Component, e.g., through a web service which supplies data to the APIs. This vulnerability also 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. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 3.7 (Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N).

The advisory is available at oracle.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-21094 since 12/07/2023. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/22/2025).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 210735 (Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS / 24.10 : OpenJDK 8 vulnerabilities (USN-7096-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (210735). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.4

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
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CNA Base Score: 3.7
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Class: Acceptance of extraneous untrusted data with trusted data
CWE: CWE-349
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 210735
Nessus Name: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS / 24.10 : OpenJDK 8 vulnerabilities (USN-7096-1)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

12/07/2023 🔍
04/17/2024 +131 days 🔍
04/17/2024 +0 days 🔍
05/22/2025 +400 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: DLA 3793-1
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-21094 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-21094
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-261026

Entryinfo

Created: 04/17/2024 06:55
Updated: 05/22/2025 06:48
Changes: 04/17/2024 06:55 (63), 05/23/2024 19:26 (1), 11/11/2024 12:36 (2), 05/22/2025 06:48 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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