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CVE-2024-21068

Low · 3.7

CVSS

3.7

EPSS

1.3%

Published

Apr 16, 2024

CISA due date

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Cloudanix analysis

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A problem in some Java software lets remote attackers change certain data without logging in, though doing so is quite difficult.

Exploitation
Remote Unauthenticated
Attacker needs
None
Complexity
High
Impact
Data Tampering
Component
Library
Class
Other
Remediation
Upgrade
Effort
Medium
Patch risk
Low

What it actually does

The flaw in the Hotspot component permits an unauthenticated network attacker to achieve unauthorized update, insert, or delete operations on some accessible data via API interactions, including web services supplying data to those APIs.

Why it matters to the business

Organizations running affected Java deployments or downstream packages like fis-gtm face risk of data integrity violations that could require investigation and remediation, though the low EPSS and difficult exploit conditions limit immediate operational disruption despite the vulnerability being public for over 900 days.

How an attack unfolds

An attacker with network access identifies exposed services using the affected Hotspot component and supplies crafted inputs through supported APIs or sandboxed code paths to trigger unauthorized data modifications without authentication.

How to fix it

Upgrade fis-gtm packages on Debian 12/13/14 to version 7.0-002-1 or later; apply corresponding Oracle Java SE, GraalVM for JDK, and GraalVM Enterprise Edition patches that address the Hotspot component in versions beyond 8u401-perf, 11.0.22, 17.0.10, 21.0.2, and 22.

How to confirm the fix worked

Confirm installed Java and fis-gtm versions meet or exceed the fixed releases, then validate that API endpoints no longer permit unauthorized data changes under simulated attack conditions.

Typical attack path

  1. Locate network-accessible Java SE or GraalVM endpoints or dependent applications such as fis-gtm
  2. Interact with Hotspot APIs using multiple protocols to supply malicious data
  3. Trigger the flaw to perform unauthorized modifications to accessible data

How to detect it

Examine application and system logs for unexpected data modifications originating from network API calls, and review process activity involving the Hotspot component in Java or GraalVM deployments.

What your security team should do

  • Apply the listed package upgrades immediately given the public disclosure timeline
  • Restrict network exposure of Java-based services and enforce least-privilege API access
  • Audit data modification logs for anomalies in affected environments

The record

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-perf, 11.0.22, 17.0.10, 21.0.2, 22; Oracle GraalVM for JDK: 17.0.10, 21.0.2 and 22; Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition: 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 update, insert or delete access to some of Oracle Java SE, Oracle GraalVM for JDK, Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition accessible data. 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 (Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N).

Affected packages

Ecosystem Package Introduced Fixed
AlmaLinux:9 java-1.8.0-openjdk 0 1:1.8.0.412.b08-2.el9
AlmaLinux:9 java-1.8.0-openjdk-demo 0 1:1.8.0.412.b08-2.el9
AlmaLinux:9 java-1.8.0-openjdk-demo-fastdebug 0 1:1.8.0.412.b08-2.el9
AlmaLinux:9 java-1.8.0-openjdk-demo-slowdebug 0 1:1.8.0.412.b08-2.el9
AlmaLinux:9 java-1.8.0-openjdk-devel 0 1:1.8.0.412.b08-2.el9
AlmaLinux:9 java-1.8.0-openjdk-devel-fastdebug 0 1:1.8.0.412.b08-2.el9
AlmaLinux:9 java-1.8.0-openjdk-devel-slowdebug 0 1:1.8.0.412.b08-2.el9
AlmaLinux:9 java-1.8.0-openjdk-fastdebug 0 1:1.8.0.412.b08-2.el9
AlmaLinux:9 java-1.8.0-openjdk-headless 0 1:1.8.0.412.b08-2.el9
AlmaLinux:9 java-1.8.0-openjdk-headless-fastdebug 0 1:1.8.0.412.b08-2.el9
AlmaLinux:9 java-1.8.0-openjdk-headless-slowdebug 0 1:1.8.0.412.b08-2.el9
AlmaLinux:9 java-1.8.0-openjdk-javadoc 0 1:1.8.0.412.b08-2.el9
AlmaLinux:9 java-1.8.0-openjdk-javadoc-zip 0 1:1.8.0.412.b08-2.el9
AlmaLinux:9 java-1.8.0-openjdk-slowdebug 0 1:1.8.0.412.b08-2.el9
AlmaLinux:9 java-1.8.0-openjdk-src 0 1:1.8.0.412.b08-2.el9
AlmaLinux:9 java-1.8.0-openjdk-src-fastdebug 0 1:1.8.0.412.b08-2.el9
AlmaLinux:9 java-1.8.0-openjdk-src-slowdebug 0 1:1.8.0.412.b08-2.el9
AlmaLinux:9 java-11-openjdk 0 1:11.0.23.0.9-3.el9
AlmaLinux:9 java-11-openjdk-demo 0 1:11.0.23.0.9-3.el9
AlmaLinux:9 java-11-openjdk-demo-fastdebug 0 1:11.0.23.0.9-3.el9
AlmaLinux:9 java-11-openjdk-demo-slowdebug 0 1:11.0.23.0.9-3.el9
AlmaLinux:9 java-11-openjdk-devel 0 1:11.0.23.0.9-3.el9
AlmaLinux:9 java-11-openjdk-devel-fastdebug 0 1:11.0.23.0.9-3.el9
AlmaLinux:9 java-11-openjdk-devel-slowdebug 0 1:11.0.23.0.9-3.el9
AlmaLinux:9 java-11-openjdk-fastdebug 0 1:11.0.23.0.9-3.el9
AlmaLinux:9 java-11-openjdk-headless 0 1:11.0.23.0.9-3.el9
AlmaLinux:9 java-11-openjdk-headless-fastdebug 0 1:11.0.23.0.9-3.el9
AlmaLinux:9 java-11-openjdk-headless-slowdebug 0 1:11.0.23.0.9-3.el9
AlmaLinux:9 java-11-openjdk-javadoc 0 1:11.0.23.0.9-3.el9
AlmaLinux:9 java-11-openjdk-javadoc-zip 0 1:11.0.23.0.9-3.el9
AlmaLinux:9 java-11-openjdk-jmods 0 1:11.0.23.0.9-3.el9
AlmaLinux:9 java-11-openjdk-jmods-fastdebug 0 1:11.0.23.0.9-3.el9
AlmaLinux:9 java-11-openjdk-jmods-slowdebug 0 1:11.0.23.0.9-3.el9
AlmaLinux:9 java-11-openjdk-slowdebug 0 1:11.0.23.0.9-3.el9
AlmaLinux:9 java-11-openjdk-src 0 1:11.0.23.0.9-3.el9
AlmaLinux:9 java-11-openjdk-src-fastdebug 0 1:11.0.23.0.9-3.el9
AlmaLinux:9 java-11-openjdk-src-slowdebug 0 1:11.0.23.0.9-3.el9
AlmaLinux:9 java-11-openjdk-static-libs 0 1:11.0.23.0.9-3.el9
AlmaLinux:9 java-11-openjdk-static-libs-fastdebug 0 1:11.0.23.0.9-3.el9
AlmaLinux:9 java-11-openjdk-static-libs-slowdebug 0 1:11.0.23.0.9-3.el9
AlmaLinux:9 java-17-openjdk 0 1:17.0.11.0.9-2.el9
AlmaLinux:9 java-17-openjdk-demo 0 1:17.0.11.0.9-2.el9
AlmaLinux:9 java-17-openjdk-demo-fastdebug 0 1:17.0.11.0.9-2.el9
AlmaLinux:9 java-17-openjdk-demo-slowdebug 0 1:17.0.11.0.9-2.el9
AlmaLinux:9 java-17-openjdk-devel 0 1:17.0.11.0.9-2.el9
AlmaLinux:9 java-17-openjdk-devel-fastdebug 0 1:17.0.11.0.9-2.el9
AlmaLinux:9 java-17-openjdk-devel-slowdebug 0 1:17.0.11.0.9-2.el9
AlmaLinux:9 java-17-openjdk-fastdebug 0 1:17.0.11.0.9-2.el9
AlmaLinux:9 java-17-openjdk-headless 0 1:17.0.11.0.9-2.el9
AlmaLinux:9 java-17-openjdk-headless-fastdebug 0 1:17.0.11.0.9-2.el9
AlmaLinux:9 java-17-openjdk-headless-slowdebug 0 1:17.0.11.0.9-2.el9
AlmaLinux:9 java-17-openjdk-javadoc 0 1:17.0.11.0.9-2.el9
AlmaLinux:9 java-17-openjdk-javadoc-zip 0 1:17.0.11.0.9-2.el9
AlmaLinux:9 java-17-openjdk-jmods 0 1:17.0.11.0.9-2.el9
AlmaLinux:9 java-17-openjdk-jmods-fastdebug 0 1:17.0.11.0.9-2.el9
AlmaLinux:9 java-17-openjdk-jmods-slowdebug 0 1:17.0.11.0.9-2.el9
AlmaLinux:9 java-17-openjdk-slowdebug 0 1:17.0.11.0.9-2.el9
AlmaLinux:9 java-17-openjdk-src 0 1:17.0.11.0.9-2.el9
AlmaLinux:9 java-17-openjdk-src-fastdebug 0 1:17.0.11.0.9-2.el9
AlmaLinux:9 java-17-openjdk-src-slowdebug 0 1:17.0.11.0.9-2.el9
AlmaLinux:9 java-17-openjdk-static-libs 0 1:17.0.11.0.9-2.el9
AlmaLinux:9 java-17-openjdk-static-libs-fastdebug 0 1:17.0.11.0.9-2.el9
AlmaLinux:9 java-17-openjdk-static-libs-slowdebug 0 1:17.0.11.0.9-2.el9
AlmaLinux:9 java-21-openjdk 0 1:21.0.3.0.9-1.el9.alma.1
AlmaLinux:9 java-21-openjdk-demo 0 1:21.0.3.0.9-1.el9.alma.1
AlmaLinux:9 java-21-openjdk-demo-fastdebug 0 1:21.0.3.0.9-1.el9.alma.1
AlmaLinux:9 java-21-openjdk-demo-slowdebug 0 1:21.0.3.0.9-1.el9.alma.1
AlmaLinux:9 java-21-openjdk-devel 0 1:21.0.3.0.9-1.el9.alma.1
AlmaLinux:9 java-21-openjdk-devel-fastdebug 0 1:21.0.3.0.9-1.el9.alma.1
AlmaLinux:9 java-21-openjdk-devel-slowdebug 0 1:21.0.3.0.9-1.el9.alma.1
AlmaLinux:9 java-21-openjdk-fastdebug 0 1:21.0.3.0.9-1.el9.alma.1
AlmaLinux:9 java-21-openjdk-headless 0 1:21.0.3.0.9-1.el9.alma.1
AlmaLinux:9 java-21-openjdk-headless-fastdebug 0 1:21.0.3.0.9-1.el9.alma.1
AlmaLinux:9 java-21-openjdk-headless-slowdebug 0 1:21.0.3.0.9-1.el9.alma.1
AlmaLinux:9 java-21-openjdk-javadoc 0 1:21.0.3.0.9-1.el9.alma.1
AlmaLinux:9 java-21-openjdk-javadoc-zip 0 1:21.0.3.0.9-1.el9.alma.1
AlmaLinux:9 java-21-openjdk-jmods 0 1:21.0.3.0.9-1.el9.alma.1
AlmaLinux:9 java-21-openjdk-jmods-fastdebug 0 1:21.0.3.0.9-1.el9.alma.1
AlmaLinux:9 java-21-openjdk-jmods-slowdebug 0 1:21.0.3.0.9-1.el9.alma.1
AlmaLinux:9 java-21-openjdk-slowdebug 0 1:21.0.3.0.9-1.el9.alma.1
AlmaLinux:9 java-21-openjdk-src 0 1:21.0.3.0.9-1.el9.alma.1
AlmaLinux:9 java-21-openjdk-src-fastdebug 0 1:21.0.3.0.9-1.el9.alma.1
AlmaLinux:9 java-21-openjdk-src-slowdebug 0 1:21.0.3.0.9-1.el9.alma.1
AlmaLinux:9 java-21-openjdk-static-libs 0 1:21.0.3.0.9-1.el9.alma.1
AlmaLinux:9 java-21-openjdk-static-libs-fastdebug 0 1:21.0.3.0.9-1.el9.alma.1
AlmaLinux:9 java-21-openjdk-static-libs-slowdebug 0 1:21.0.3.0.9-1.el9.alma.1
Chainguard openjdk-11 0 11.0.23-r0
Chainguard openjdk-11-bcfips 0 11.0.23-r0
Chainguard openjdk-11-bcfips-additional-sun-providers 0 11.0.23-r0
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Chainguard openjdk-11-dbg-bcfips 0 11.0.23-r0
Chainguard openjdk-11-default-jdk 0 11.0.23-r0
Chainguard openjdk-11-default-jdk-bcfips 0 11.0.23-r0
Chainguard openjdk-11-default-jvm 0 11.0.23-r0
Chainguard openjdk-11-default-jvm-bcfips 0 11.0.23-r0
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Chainguard openjdk-11-demos-bcfips 0 11.0.23-r0
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Chainguard openjdk-11-jmods 0 11.0.23-r0
Chainguard openjdk-11-jmods-bcfips 0 11.0.23-r0
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Chainguard openjdk-11-jre-base 0 11.0.23-r0
Chainguard openjdk-11-jre-base-bcfips 0 11.0.23-r0
Chainguard openjdk-11-jre-bcfips 0 11.0.23-r0
Chainguard openjdk-11-jre-bcfips-additional-sun-providers 0 11.0.23-r0
Chainguard openjdk-11-jre-doc 0 11.0.23-r0
Chainguard openjdk-11-jre-headless 0 11.0.23-r0
Chainguard openjdk-11-openj9 0 0.53.0-r0
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Chainguard openjdk-11-openj9-default-jdk 0 0.53.0-r0
Chainguard openjdk-11-openj9-default-jvm 0 0.53.0-r0
Chainguard openjdk-11-openj9-default-policy 0 0.53.0-r0
Chainguard openjdk-11-openj9-doc 0 0.53.0-r0
Chainguard openjdk-11-openj9-jmods 0 0.53.0-r0
Chainguard openjdk-11-openj9-jre 0 0.53.0-r0
Chainguard openjdk-13 0 13.0.14.5-r4
Chainguard openjdk-13-default-jdk 0 13.0.14.5-r4
Chainguard openjdk-13-default-jvm 0 13.0.14.5-r4
Chainguard openjdk-13-demos 0 13.0.14.5-r4
Chainguard openjdk-13-doc 0 13.0.14.5-r4
Chainguard openjdk-13-jmods 0 13.0.14.5-r4
Chainguard openjdk-13-jre 0 13.0.14.5-r4
Chainguard openjdk-13-jre-base 0 13.0.14.5-r4
Chainguard openjdk-14 0 14.0.2.12-r7
Chainguard openjdk-14-default-jdk 0 14.0.2.12-r7
Chainguard openjdk-14-default-jvm 0 14.0.2.12-r7
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Chainguard openjdk-14-doc 0 14.0.2.12-r7
Chainguard openjdk-14-jmods 0 14.0.2.12-r7
Chainguard openjdk-14-jre 0 14.0.2.12-r7
Chainguard openjdk-14-jre-base 0 14.0.2.12-r7
Chainguard openjdk-15 0 15.0.10.5-r7
Chainguard openjdk-15-default-jdk 0 15.0.10.5-r7
Chainguard openjdk-15-default-jvm 0 15.0.10.5-r7
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Chainguard openjdk-15-doc 0 15.0.10.5-r7
Chainguard openjdk-15-jmods 0 15.0.10.5-r7
Chainguard openjdk-15-jre 0 15.0.10.5-r7
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Chainguard openjdk-16 0 0
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Chainguard openjdk-16-jmods 0 0
Chainguard openjdk-16-jre 0 0
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Chainguard openjdk-17-bcfips-additional-sun-providers 0 17.0.11-r0
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Chainguard openjdk-17-default-jdk 0 17.0.11-r0
Chainguard openjdk-17-default-jdk-bcfips 0 17.0.11-r0
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Chainguard openjdk-17-default-jvm-bcfips 0 17.0.11-r0
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Chainguard openjdk-17-demos-bcfips 0 17.0.11-r0
Chainguard openjdk-17-doc 0 17.0.11-r0
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Chainguard openjdk-17-jmods 0 17.0.11-r0
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Chainguard openjdk-17-jre 0 17.0.11-r0
Chainguard openjdk-17-jre-base 0 17.0.11-r0
Chainguard openjdk-17-jre-base-bcfips 0 17.0.11-r0
Chainguard openjdk-17-jre-bcfips 0 17.0.11-r0
Chainguard openjdk-17-jre-bcfips-additional-sun-providers 0 17.0.11-r0
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Chainguard openjdk-17-openj9-default-jdk 0 0.53.0-r0
Chainguard openjdk-17-openj9-default-jvm 0 0.53.0-r0
Chainguard openjdk-17-openj9-default-policy 0 0.53.0-r0
Chainguard openjdk-17-openj9-doc 0 0.53.0-r0
Chainguard openjdk-17-openj9-jmods 0 0.53.0-r0
Chainguard openjdk-17-openj9-jre 0 0.53.0-r0
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Chainguard openjdk-18-jmods 0 18.0.2.1.0-r6
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