CVE-2024-21210

Summary

CVE-2024-21210 is a vulnerability in Oracle Java SE, affecting versions 8u421, 11.0.24, 17.0.12, 21.0.4, and 23. This vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers with network access to exploit the system, potentially leading to unauthorized updates or modifications of accessible data within Oracle Java SE applications. The attack complexity is rated as high, requiring no privileges or user interaction for exploitation, and it primarily impacts integrity with a CVSS base score of 3.7 classified as low severity. To remediate this vulnerability, organizations are advised to update their Oracle Java SE installations to the latest versions provided by Oracle's security alerts (https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2024.html). Failure to address this vulnerability poses risks of data manipulation and operational disruption within affected systems relying on these versions of Java SE.

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