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CVE-2022-21366 Oracle Java SE

Affected softwareOracle Java SE
Affected versionsOracle Java SE: 11.0.13, 17.0.1; Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition: 20.3.4, 21.3.0
Severity5.3 Medium CVSS 3.1 2 scores
Fixed inOracle Critical Patch Update January 2022
WeaknessUncontrolled resource consumption (CWE-400)
Published19 Jan 2022
Updated17 Jun 2026

Description

Vulnerability in the Oracle Java SE, Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition product of Oracle Java SE (component: ImageIO). Supported versions that are affected are Oracle Java SE: 11.0.13, 17.0.1; Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition: 20.3.4 and 21.3.0. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise Oracle Java SE, 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 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 can also be exploited by using APIs in the specified Component, e.g., through a web service which supplies data to the APIs. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 5.3 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L).

Exploitation status

No public exploit

No exploit has been reported in the sources we check. Published 4 years ago.

  • CISA KEV not listed
  • VulnCheck KEV not listed
  • CISA Vulnrichment exploitation: none
  • Indexed PoC none indexed
  • EPSS 3.1% chance in 30 days

Waratek protection

No exploit published

Within Waratek scope. In the sources we check, nobody has published exploit code for this CVE or reported it being exploited.

A public code fix exists.

  • Protection none
  • Action unverified
  • Review automated Upstream data
  • Record active
Decided by Exploit code for this candidate, published in a reviewed catalogue or a GitHub repository with 5 or more stars, or in use per CISA or VulnCheck; not only a CISA verdict, a forecast, or nothing at all
Finding This CVE is not listed in CISA KEV or VulnCheck KEV, CISA Vulnrichment records no active exploitation, no reviewed exploit catalogue carries an entry for it, and no GitHub PoC repository for it has 5 or more stars. Nobody has published exploit code worth tracing, so it is not a candidate for a rule ahead of the ones where somebody has; an upstream fix path does exist, so the remediation half of the candidacy still holds. This is a statement about what has been published, not about whether the defect is reachable or serious.
Candidate fix https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-21366 : a Red Hat CVE page: the weakest kind, naming no commit, though it shows Red Hat has looked at the CVE

CVSS

5.3 MEDIUM v3.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L 2 metrics

We show the highest score from the newest CVSS version. Scores from different versions can't be compared, and the first score listed is sometimes a 0.0 placeholder.

VersionScoreBandVectorAssignerType
CVSS 3.1 5.3 MEDIUM CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L secalert_us@oracle.com Secondary published
CVSS 2.0 5.0 none AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P NVD Primary

Affected software and releases

Oracle advisories

AdvisoryTypeQuarterProducts Oracle names in its risk matrix
Oracle Critical Patch Update January 2022 ↗ CPU 2022-Q1 Oracle Java SE / ImageIO (Oracle Java SE: 11.0.13, 17.0.1; Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition: 20.3.4, 21.3.0)
Oracle's 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 can also be exploited by using APIs in the specified Component, e.g., through a web service which supplies data to the APIs.

Oracle components and versions

FamilyComponentVersions, as Oracle lists themRead as
Oracle Java SE ImageIO Oracle Java SE: 11.0.13, 17.0.1; Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition: 20.3.4, 21.3.0 11.0.13.0 · 17.0.1.0 · 20.3.4.0 · 21.3.0.0

Products and versions

19 products, 27 version entries
SourceVendorProductSchemeAffected versions
nvd debian debian linux generic 10.0 · 11.0
nvd netapp 7-mode transition tool generic any version
nvd netapp active iq unified manager generic any version
nvd netapp cloud insights acquisition unit generic any version
nvd netapp cloud secure agent generic any version
nvd netapp e-series santricity os controller generic ≥ 11.0.0 and ≤ 11.70.1
nvd netapp e-series santricity storage manager generic any version
nvd netapp e-series santricity web services generic any version
nvd netapp hci management node generic any version
nvd netapp oncommand insight generic any version
nvd netapp oncommand workflow automation generic any version
nvd netapp santricity storage plugin generic any version
nvd netapp santricity unified manager generic any version
nvd netapp snapmanager generic any version
nvd netapp solidfire generic any version
nvd oracle graalvm javase 20.3.4 · 21.3.0
nvd oracle jdk javase 11.0.13 · 17.0.1
nvd oracle jre javase 11.0.13 · 17.0.1
nvd oracle openjdk javase ≥ 11.0.0.0 and ≤ 11.0.13.0 · ≥ 13.0.0.0 and ≤ 13.0.9.0 · ≥ 15.0.0.0 and ≤ 15.0.5.0 · 17 · 17.0.1

References

URLTags
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-21366 redhat-cve
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:0161 ADVISORY, RHSA-2022:0161
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:0185 ADVISORY, RHSA-2022:0185
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:0204 ADVISORY, RHSA-2022:0204
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:0209 ADVISORY, RHSA-2022:0209
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:0211 ADVISORY, RHSA-2022:0211
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:0233 ADVISORY, RHSA-2022:0233
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202209-05 Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220121-0007/ Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5057 Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published2022-01-19By the CVE Program.
NVD record modified2026-06-17NVD's own last-modified date for this record.