CVE-2024-21174Network attack vector

Authenticated Java VM service interruption

Published Jul 16, 2024 · Updated Dec 3, 2024

Denial of service in the Java VM component of Oracle Database allows remote authenticated users to interrupt the Java VM over Oracle Net. Oracle has not published the faulty Java VM operation or the input that reaches it. Exploitation requires Create Session and Create Procedure privileges and high-complexity conditions; successful attacks cause partial service interruption without reported data disclosure or modification.

CVSS severity3.1
Low
EPSS probability0.32%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
Hinoki checkNot available
Coverage for this vulnerability

See if you're affected

Explore vulnerability checks for your environment with Hinoki.

Book a demo

Summary

What happened

Denial of service in the Java VM component of Oracle Database allows remote authenticated users to interrupt the Java VM over Oracle Net. Oracle has not published the faulty Java VM operation or the input that reaches it. Exploitation requires Create Session and Create Procedure privileges and high-complexity conditions; successful attacks cause partial service interruption without reported data disclosure or modification.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-21174
Published
Jul 16, 2024
Updated
Dec 3, 2024
Vendor
Oracle Corporation
Product
Oracle Database
Classifications
T1499
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jul 16, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Dec 3, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

Present is not the same as exploitable

Compare your product and version with the public record. A matching version still requires validation against your environment.

Is a vulnerable build present?

Compare these published version ranges with your installed build and any vendor patches.

  1. Affected versionversion=19.3 <=19.23
  2. Affected versionversion=21.3 <=21.14
  3. Affected versionversion=23.4

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Oracle Corporation · Oracle Databaseversion=19.3 <=19.23; version=21.3 <=21.14; version=23.4

Published CVSS scores

3.1Oracle CorporationCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

Daily unique IPs observed by Shadowserver honeypots for known exploited vulnerabilities (KEVs). Missing observations do not establish an absence of attacks.

Daily unique IPsNo honeypot observations are available for this CVE in the selected window.

No observations available

Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

T1499Endpoint Denial of Service

Public exploit references

No public exploit references are available in this record.

Labels summarize the accepted research assessment. They do not indicate a test against your environment.

Technologies

Your stack

See the directory against your own environment.

Your stack

Check the software in your environment

Book a demo to see how Hinoki identifies affected software and validates exploitability in your environment.

Book a demo