Uncontrolled Memory Allocation Affecting java-1.8.0-openjdk-javadoc-zip package, versions <1:1.8.0.412.b08-1.el8_2


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (18th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-JAVA180OPENJDKJAVADOCZIP-6666841
  • published19 Apr 2024
  • disclosed16 Apr 2024

Introduced: 16 Apr 2024

CVE-2024-21085  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-789  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:8 java-1.8.0-openjdk-javadoc-zip to version 1:1.8.0.412.b08-1.el8_2 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2024:1818.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream java-1.8.0-openjdk-javadoc-zip package and not the java-1.8.0-openjdk-javadoc-zip package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

Vulnerability in the Oracle Java SE, Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition product of Oracle Java SE (component: Concurrency). Supported versions that are affected are Oracle Java SE: 8u401, 8u401-perf, 11.0.22; 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 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 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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