CVE-2023-21937

Description

Vulnerability in the Oracle Java SE, Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition product of Oracle Java SE (component: Networking). Supported versions that are affected are Oracle Java SE: 8u361, 8u361-perf, 11.0.18, 17.0.6, 20; Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition: 20.3.9, 21.3.5 and 22.3.1. 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 update, insert or delete access to some of Oracle Java SE, Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition accessible data. Note: This vulnerability 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. This vulnerability can also be exploited by using APIs in the specified Component, e.g., through a web service which supplies data to the APIs. 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).

3.7
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.10%
Vendor Advisory oracle.com
Affected: Oracle Corporation Java SE JDK and JRE
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2023.html vendor advisory
https://www.couchbase.com/alerts/ third party advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230427-0008/ third party advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5430 third party advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5478 third party advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/09/msg00018.html third party advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240621-0006/

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2023-21937?
CVE-2023-21937 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2023-21937?
To fix CVE-2023-21937, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2023-21937 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2023-21937 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2023-21937?
CVE-2023-21937 affects Oracle Corporation Java SE JDK and JRE.
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