CVE-2024-21138

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: 8u411, 8u411-perf, 11.0.23, 17.0.11, 21.0.3, 22.0.1; Oracle GraalVM for JDK: 17.0.11, 21.0.3, 22.0.1; Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition: 20.3.14 and 21.3.10. 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 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 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L).

Published: 2024-07-16 Last update: 2024-12-05 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2024-21138 is rated Low Risk (34.7/100): CVSS Low severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.34%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2024-21138

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 2026-03-04 0.24% 0.34% +0.10%
2 2026-03-01 0.34% 0.24% -0.10%
3 2026-02-04 — 0.34% —

Full EPSS history (17 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2024-21138

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
3.7 3.1 LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L 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:H)
Even with access, the exploit needs extra luck, timing, or a fussy environment to actually work.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
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:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:L)
Might cause slowdowns, glitches, or partial disruption—not a full brick.
 2.2 1.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2024-21138

OS Trackers for CVE-2024-21138

vendor priority summary link
alpine — CVE-2024-21138: 4 source package rows (openjdk11, openjdk17, openjdk21, openjdk8); 16 state rows across 4 repos (3.20-community, 3.21-community, 3.22-community, edge-community); fixed 16, open 0. https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2024-21138
debian not yet assigned CVE-2024-21138 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 4 source packages (openjdk-11, openjdk-17, openjdk-21, openjdk-8), 9 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 9. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2024-21138
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-21138
suse low CVE-2024-21138 severity low: SUSE including 562 source package names (10.1.33-openjdk11-59.4:java-11-openjdk-11.0.24.0-150000.3.116.1, 10.1.33-openjdk11-59.4:java-11-openjdk-headless-11.0.24.0-150000.3.116.1, …), 1057 product×package rows across 103 product lines (Container bci/kiwi, Container bci/openjdk, … (103 product lines)): Fixed 826, Known Affected 231. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-21138/
ubuntu medium CVE-2024-21138 medium priority: Ubuntu including 10 source packages (openjdk-13, openjdk-16, …), 75 status rows across 9 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, noble, oracular, plucky, questing, upstream, xenial): DNE 32, released 16, not-affected 13, needs-triage 10, ignored 4. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-21138

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2024-21138

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
netapp active_iq_unified_manager — cpe:2.3:a:netapp:active_iq_unified_manager:-:*:*:*:*:vmware_vsphere:*:*
netapp bluexp — cpe:2.3:a:netapp:bluexp:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp data_infrastructure_insights_storage_workload_security_agent — cpe:2.3:a:netapp:data_infrastructure_insights_storage_workload_security_agent:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp oncommand_insight — cpe:2.3:a:netapp:oncommand_insight:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp oncommand_workflow_automation — cpe:2.3:a:netapp:oncommand_workflow_automation:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle graalvm 20.3.14 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:graalvm:20.3.14:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
oracle graalvm 21.3.10 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:graalvm:21.3.10:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
oracle graalvm_for_jdk 17.0.11 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:graalvm_for_jdk:17.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle graalvm_for_jdk 21.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:graalvm_for_jdk:21.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle graalvm_for_jdk 22.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:graalvm_for_jdk:22.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jdk 1.8.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.8.0:update411:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jdk 1.8.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.8.0:update411:*:*:enterprise_performance_pack:*:*:*
oracle jdk 11.0.23 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:11.0.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jdk 17.0.11 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:17.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jdk 21.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:21.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jdk 22.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:22.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jre 1.8.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.8.0:update411:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jre 1.8.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.8.0:update411:*:*:enterprise_performance_pack:*:*:*
oracle jre 11.0.23 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:11.0.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jre 17.0.11 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:17.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jre 21.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:21.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jre 22.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:22.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2024-21138

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