Resource allocation without limits in Oracle Database - Enterprise Edition
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Low
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-770.
Summary
Vulnerability in the Java VM component of Oracle Database Server. Supported versions that are affected are 19.3-19.23, 21.3-21.14 and 23.4. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows low privileged attacker having Create Session, Create Procedure privilege with network access via Oracle Net to compromise Java VM. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a partial denial of service (partial DOS) of Java VM. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 3.1 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L).
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oracle | Database - Enterprise Edition | 19.3 – 19.23; 21.3 – 21.14; 23.4 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Database - Enterprise Edition VendorOracle Affected 19.3 – 19.23; 21.3 – 21.14; 23.4 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Advisory ·
Oracle Database - Enterprise Edition — oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2024.html
4 records Highest priority Priority LOW 4 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2024-13974 Vulnerability in the Oracle Database RDBMS Security component of Oracle Database Server.Priority LOW 34
- TI-2024-13917 Uncontrolled resource consumption in Oracle Database - Enterprise EditionPriority LOW 33
- TI-2024-13915 Incorrect default permissions in Oracle Database - Enterprise EditionPriority LOW 11
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-21174
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-35m7-cqfx-w4jw
References
Advisory 1
More Oracle Database Server vulnerabilities
- TI-2009-01887 Unspecified vulnerability in the Network Authentication component in Oracle Database… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2002-00816 Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the default error page of Apache 2.0 before… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
- TI-2012-01463 The TNS Listener, as used in Oracle Database 11g 11.1.0.7, 11.2.0.2, and 11.2.0.3, and… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2010-03429 Unspecified vulnerability in the Client System Analyzer component in Oracle Database… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2006-00277 Unspecified vulnerability in the Oracle HTTP Server component of Oracle Database Server… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2018-10571 FasterXML jackson-databind 2.x before 2.9.7 might allow remote attackers to execute… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2024-21174 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-21174 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-35m7-cqfx-w4jw · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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