CVE-2024-21208
JDK: HTTP client improper handling of maxHeaderSize (8328286)
Severity Score
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Public Exploits
0Exploited in Wild
-Decision
Descriptions
Vulnerability in the Oracle Java SE, Oracle GraalVM for JDK, Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition product of Oracle Java SE (component: Networking). Supported versions that are affected are Oracle Java SE: 8u421, 8u421-perf, 11.0.24, 17.0.12, 21.0.4, 23; Oracle GraalVM for JDK: 17.0.12, 21.0.4, 23; Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition: 20.3.15 and 21.3.11. 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 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 does not apply to Java deployments, typically in servers, that load and run only trusted code (e.g., code installed by an administrator). 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).
Andy Boothe discovered that the Networking component of CRaC JDK 21 did not properly handle access under certain circumstances. An unauthenticated attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. It was discovered that the Hotspot component of CRaC JDK 21 did not properly handle vectorization under certain circumstances. An unauthenticated attacker could possibly use this issue to access unauthorized resources and expose sensitive information.
CVSS Scores
SSVC
- Decision:Track
Timeline
- 2023-12-07 CVE Reserved
- 2024-10-15 CVE Published
- 2024-10-31 CVE Updated
- 2025-07-01 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-130: Improper Handling of Length Parameter Inconsistency
- CWE-203: Observable Discrepancy
CAPEC
References (3)
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https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2024.html | 2024-10-15 | |
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-21208 | 2024-10-16 | |
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2318526 | 2024-10-16 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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Ibm Search vendor "Ibm" | Java Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Java" | * | - |
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Oracle Search vendor "Oracle" | Graalvm Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Graalvm" | * | - |
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Oracle Search vendor "Oracle" | Graalvm For Jdk Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Graalvm For Jdk" | * | - |
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Oracle Search vendor "Oracle" | Java Se Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Java Se" | * | - |
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Oracle Search vendor "Oracle" | Linux Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Linux" | * | - |
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Oracle Search vendor "Oracle" | Openjdk Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Openjdk" | * | - |
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Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" | * | - |
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Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Rhel Aus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Rhel Aus" | * | - |
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Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Rhel E4s Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Rhel E4s" | * | - |
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Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Rhel Eus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Rhel Eus" | * | - |
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Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Rhel Tus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Rhel Tus" | * | - |
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Alma Search vendor "Alma" | Linux Search vendor "Alma" for product "Linux" | * | - |
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Debian Search vendor "Debian" | Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" | * | - |
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Oracle Search vendor "Oracle" | Linux Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Linux" | * | - |
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Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" | * | - |
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Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Rhel Aus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Rhel Aus" | * | - |
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Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Rhel E4s Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Rhel E4s" | * | - |
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Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Rhel Els Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Rhel Els" | * | - |
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Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Rhel Eus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Rhel Eus" | * | - |
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Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Rhel Tus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Rhel Tus" | * | - |
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