CVE-2021-2388

HIGH

Oracle OpenJDK - Remote Code Execution via Multiple Protocols

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

Vulnerability in the Java SE, Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition product of Oracle Java SE (component: Hotspot). Supported versions that are affected are Java SE: 8u291, 11.0.11, 16.0.1; Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition: 20.3.2 and 21.1.0. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise Java SE, Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition. Successful attacks require human interaction from a person other than the attacker. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Java SE, 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 7.5 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).

References (6)

Core 6
Core References
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4946
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/08/msg00011.html
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210723-0002/
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_gentoo
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202209-05

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5
EPSS 0.0080
EPSS Percentile 74.4%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact total

Details

Status published
Products (11)
debian/debian_linux 9.0
debian/debian_linux 10.0
oracle/graalvm 20.3.2
oracle/graalvm 21.1.0
oracle/jdk 1.8.0 update291
oracle/jdk 11.0.11
oracle/jdk 16.0.1
oracle/jre 1.8.0 update291
oracle/jre 11.0.11
oracle/jre 16.0.1
... and 1 more
Published Jul 21, 2021
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026