CVE-2024-21011: Low severity Oracle GraalVM vulnerability
A flaw was found in OpenJDK where a specially crafted long message in an Exception could lead to an application crash, resulting in a denial of service condition.
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An unspecified vulnerability in Java SE related to the VM component could allow a remote attacker to cause low availability impact.
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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 ability to cause a partial denial of service (partial DOS) of Oracle Java SE, Oracle GraalVM for JDK, Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition. 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 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L).
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the severity of CVE-2024-21011?
CVE-2024-21011 is classified as a moderate severity vulnerability due to its potential to cause a denial of service.
How do I fix CVE-2024-21011?
To fix CVE-2024-21011, update to the latest version of OpenJDK or IBM Storage Protect Backup-Archive Client as specified in the remediation guidelines.
What does CVE-2024-21011 affect?
CVE-2024-21011 affects multiple versions of OpenJDK and the IBM Storage Protect Backup-Archive Client.
Can CVE-2024-21011 be exploited remotely?
Yes, CVE-2024-21011 can potentially be exploited by a remote attacker to induce application crashes.
What are the versions of OpenJDK impacted by CVE-2024-21011?
CVE-2024-21011 impacts OpenJDK versions 8u432-b06-2, 11.0.24+8-2~deb11u1, 17.0.12+7-2~deb11u1, and 21.0.5+11-1 among others.