CVE-2024-20903

Vulnerability in the Java VM component of Oracle Database Server. Supported versions that are affected are 19.3-19.21 and 21.3-21.12. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker having Create Session, Create Procedure privilege with network access via Oracle Net to compromise Java VM. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or all Java VM accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 6.5 (Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N).

Published: 2024-02-17 Last update: 2024-11-27 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2024-20903 is rated Moderate Risk (40.5/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.22%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2024-20903

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-03-30 0.26% 0.22% -0.04%
2 2025-03-29 0.16% 0.26% +0.10%
3 2025-03-17 0.16%

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2024-20903

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.5 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
2.8 3.6 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2024-20903

OS Trackers for CVE-2024-20903

vendor priority summary link
suse medium CVE-2024-20903 severity moderate: SUSE including 17 source package names (java-11-openjdk, java-11-openjdk-demo, …), 306 product×package rows across 34 product lines (SUSE CaaS Platform 4.0, SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1, … (34 product lines)): Known Not Affected 306. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-20903/

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2024-20903

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
oracle database_server >= 19.3, <= 19.21 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:database_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle database_server >= 21.3, <= 21.12 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:database_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2024-20903

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